Reversing many Realizes connectors?

[wstidolph]

So, I modeled while half asleep, and now I have many relationships of the form:

[Requirement] --- <<realizes> --> [Use Case]

Is there a way to bulk-reverse Connectors?

Or, even do it one at a time - I created a Requirements diagram and dropped the Requirements onto it, then I dropped on a Use case - the Realizes Connector shows up, but when I right-click on it and select Advanced the "Reverse Direction" option is gray'ed out? (As are all the options under Change Direction.

(EA 10 build 1006 windows 8 64 bit)

[qwerty]

Not directly. You need to write a little script doing the job. Running a SQL is not that easy as you have to swap the contents of two columns (maybe that's possible but I'm not a SQL guru). However, I'd prefer the script.

q.

[RoyC]

This is actually a deliberate policy.

However, you can create Realize connectors in either direction, so I'm not sure why the system is configured to block reversing this connector type. There is a work around too - display the Connector toolbar (View | Toolbars | Connector), click on the connector, and click on the Reverse Direction icon (second from the right).

[wstidolph]

Thanks, Roy - I didn't even *think* to use the Connector toolbar, when I was working with a bunch of Connector ... I wish I could do it directly in the Relationship Matrix, but this is much more workable than redrawing every Connector and deleting the old ones!

[wstidolph]

But gosh, qwerty, scripting sounds hard! Where ever would I find a good guide

 ... yeah, I've been stalling on learning how to script EA, but it's getting to be more and more my urgent - I'll suppose be a customer soon!

[KP]

I wish I could do it directly in the Relationship Matrix

Actually, you can! Set source type to Use Case, target type to Requirement, link type to Realization and Direction to Target->Source, hold the Ctrl key down and select multiple cells, right-click > Delete Relationship, then set Direction to Source->Target and the selection won't change as long as you right-click in a selected cell, so you can right-click > Create new relationship.

[wstidolph]

I wish I could do it directly in the Relationship Matrix

Actually, you can! Set source type to Use Case, target type to Requirement, link type to Realization and Direction to Target->Source, hold the Ctrl key down and select multiple cells, right-click > Delete Relationship, then set Direction to Source->Target and the selection won't change as long as you right-click in a selected cell, so you can right-click > Create new relationship.

That's .... excellent. That belongs in the "50 Tricks" book. Thank you!