Deployment Diagram

[gluzm]

Hi all,
when I am creating deployment diagrams and are using nodes then after I place one node into diagram and then another "inner" node into the previous node then EA is creating hierarchy visible on the left side "Project view", this also works when I just move some node into the hierarchy then it is visible on the diagram as inner node.

But once I instantiate the node then this functionality is not working the same way. If I move another instantiated node into its parent node then the hierarchy is not created on the left side, and also when  I move it into the hierarchy on the left side then it will not get visible on the diagram?

Why is it working that way, or is there any flag I have to check to get this displayed?

[thomaskilian]

Dragging a node onto another doesn't change the project view. It just hooks the inner on the outer one. So I'm curious how you managed the change in the project view.

[sargasso]

Why is it working that way, ....

"that way" is tied up in the z-order of the elements in a drawing.  If node2 is higher than node1, then dragging it onto node1 makes it a child element and moves it in the project tree.  If it is lower then it doesn't move it.

..., or is there any flag I have to check to get this displayed?

No.

when I just move some node into the hierarchy then it is visible on the diagram as inner node.

I don't understand you here, what do you mean it's visible as a child node?

bruce