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MikeOL

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Hyperlink element to diagram
« on: March 08, 2012, 01:46:59 pm »
Working in UML. Is there any way to link an element to a diagram?  For example hyperlink a Use Case to open an Activity Diagram.

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Re: Hyperlink element to diagram
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2012, 01:52:28 pm »
EA has support for hyperlink elements, these are hyperlinks to arbitrary things.

You can also define a 'Composite' diagram for many elements, intended to define the internals of that element. However, you can misuse the composite diagram feature to link to an arbitrary diagram but I'd prefer to let someone else tell you how.

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Re: Hyperlink element to diagram
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2012, 04:35:21 pm »
Yes, you'd only have to search back about two or three weeks in the forum postings to find two descriptions of how to move "external" diagrams under a composite element.

Basically, you put a diagram under the element and make the element composite; the element adopts the first diagram underneath it as its child. You can then move that diagram anywhere you like. To change the diagram, turn the composite status off, move another diagram underneath the element and turn the composite back on. The element then adopts THAT child diagram.
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Re: Hyperlink element to diagram
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2012, 12:40:30 am »
Thanks for the advice and I'll search for the topic.