What determines what shows up in a package element

[seanassurant]

So if I have a diagram showing the relationships between some number of packages (lets say in a component diagram). EA is kind enough to fill in the contents of each package (a line for each item or sub-package). However simple links aren't show in the package? Why not? It's part of the package. Is there a setting to flip this on?

[Eve]

Tools | Options | Diagram | Behavior | Show Linked Items in Package.

[seanassurant]

Tools | Options | Diagram | Behavior | Show Linked Items in Package.

Excellent. That worked well. Another related question.

I have a diagram out at the root (of a business process model). Under that I have a package called 'Business Process Library'. Then under that I have a bunch of other packages busted up by functional area (Finance, Claims, Actuarial, etc.). Under those packages I have many Business Process elements. I also have some Business Process elements at the 'Business Process Library' level.

When I drag the whole 'Business Process Library' package onto the diagram at the root of my business process model it shows all the subfolders (Finance, Claims, Actuarial, etc.) which is good. But it also drills in and lists all the business processes under those packages? Making that packages visual depiction massive. Is there a way to stop this behavior?

[Eve]

Sorry, I'm not sure what you're talking about.

Can you provide an image showing a sample package hierarchy and what is drawn on the diagram?

[RoyC]

Try this:

Right-click on the diagram background, and select the Properties context menu option.

Select the Elements tab and clear the checkbox for Show Package Contents.

Click on the OK button.

Does that do what you want, or is it too much?

Like Simon, I am not sure what it is you are trying to do, or why you are doing it. It sounds as if you are effectively creating a diagram of the root node, whereas I might expect the root node to contain one or more high-level diagrams and one or more high-level packages..