Use Case->Add->Interaction->with Seq diagram - ?

[danm]

Create a use case (little blue oval icon)
right click on the use case and add a Sequence diagram

Use Case->Add->Interaction->with Sequence Diagram diagram

This creates a little square icon (called Interaction), with the sequence diagram below it. What is that square icon element? Oddly, the sequence diagrams below it don't have any properties such as a GUID. Also, when I generate documentation from this, nothing from the Interaction element are included, and I haven't been able to get it to include it.

[Nizam Mohamed]

     According to UML Superstructure, notation for an Interaction in a Sequence Diagram is a solid-outline rectangle. The element with square icon you've mentioned is used to create this notation and also in the forth coming major release of EA will contain details about the interactions' parameters, return type, etc.
     Regarding document generation, it seems to work for me. please try the same with the latest build. If you still find the problem to persist, please lodge that as a bug report with steps to reproduce it. Thanks

[danm]

Thanks Nizam,
   I'm on 832.

   Could you try going to the package that holds the UseCase, and then create a '(use case scenario template)' document? It generates fine, but it doesn't chase down to the scenarios which are contained in the Interaction - only those that are in the enclosing UseCase.

[Nizam Mohamed]

please try using "interaction messages template". If you still like them to be generated in "Use case scenario template" please lodge that as a bug/request. HTH. Thanks

[danm]

Nizam,
   Thanks - perfect.

Dan