Class/Table on multiple diagrams

[kpburson]

Hello,

  The answer to this may be in the tutorial or manual somewhere but I cannot seem to find it...

  I have used the DDL import facility of EA to build the table schema for our database.  When the import is done I have a large set of table classes on my import diagram all showing their attributes/operations etc. This is good.

  Now, I want to display subsets of this schema on different diagrams - and I want each to show the entire attribute set for each table class on every diagram that it appears.

  I can copy specific diagram elements/objects from one diagram to another thru the clipboard.  This gives me the option to past as a new class definition or a link to the previously defined class.  Of course I want the link - and this provides exactly what I want.  

  When I drag a table class from the browser onto the diagram it instantiates as an object with no visible attributes (columns), not as a table class.  This may be useful for a higher level view, but not for drill down subset views that I want.  

  So, If I have inadvertently deleted the table class from a diagram but not from the project browser - how can I get the object onto one or more diagrams as a class and not a object... that is, showing all attributes (columns).  

Thanks,

Kendrick

[CJ]

G'day Ken,

In the View menu, click options ... this brings up the Local Options dialog box.

Click on "Diagram" and "Behaviour" in the tree view.  Uncheck the "Auto instance" attribute.

When dragging table classes from the browser to the diagram, you should now just get a linked copy of your table classes.  If you still don't have any visible attributes, then in your Local Options dialog, click on "Diagram" and set the Show Features check boxes for Public, Private, and Protected features.

Hope that helps.