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Gary

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FlowProerties on a block
« on: February 28, 2013, 09:29:28 pm »
Anyone know how to get the flowproperties of a block to display properly in the flowproperties compartment of the block? I get some of them or none of them but very rarely all of them.

I create a block drag on a Flow Part, name it and give it a type. Sometimes it will now appear in the flowProperties compartment on the block when placed in a block definition diagram and sometimes not, even with the Properties->Elements>Flowproperties selected in the diagram properties.
I can have some displayed and the rest not.

Also the checkbox for flowproperties in Properties->Elements of the diagram properties is not always there either. Any ideas?

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Re: FlowProerties on a block
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2013, 09:04:39 am »
The checkbox will only be there if there is at least one element on the diagram with the compartment.

Assuming you are using EA 10 and your block elements are SysML 1.2 or 1.3 and the technology is enabled, then any part with the «FlowProperty» stereotype (it's case-insensitive) that is not visible on the diagram should be listed in the flow properties compartment. If that is not happening, check the stereotypes of the parts that are not being listed and if you don't see the problem contact Sparx support and we will investigate further.
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Re: FlowProerties on a block
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2013, 12:35:43 am »
Thanks KP
I partially solved the problem. For the flowproperties not appearing in flow specifications, we are using SysML1.2, the issue only affects flow properties typed by a value type. When setting the value type to one i have created the flow property and value type stereotypes are both set. Clearing the value type stereotype then makes the flow property appear in the flow property compartment of the Flow specification. I don't know of this is just a 9.3 issue.
The block one still persists though. I have a block taken from the block tool box, placed on a block diagram, with the show flow properties checkbox checked, and still no flow prperties compartment.
Gary