Adding references to other object i.e. Actors

[henke]

In my use-case view I have a package containing all actors in the system. I would like to use this actors on my use-case diagrams and so on. How do I add a reference from the actors package to my diagram? I don't want to create a new actor on every diagram and if the actor in my actor package changes it should change all my referenced actors.

Thanks!
/Henke

[Tjerk]

Hi Henke,

Try drag and drop. Doubleclick on a diagram to open it, browse to your actor in the projectview and drag and drop that actor on the diagram. It might be that something called AutoInstance is turned on in the options: this would case an instance of the actor to be created, which is probably not what you want. Turn this option off and things should work as you want.

Greetings,
Tjerk

[CJ]

G'day,

Great move to keep your actors in packages of their own.  From the packages, just drag the actors into diagrams.

Lookup "Drop Elements from the Project Browser" in EA's Help file.

[henke]

Exactly, it was the Auto Instance that was turned on. Thanks!