Changing properties of multiple selected elements

[mrblack12]

Hi,

I would like to know if there's a way to change a property of multiple selected elements at once. In my specific case I want to change the stereotype of a number of use cases in one go, instead of having to open the properties page of each use case separately.

Thanx in advance
Rick

[Nizam Mohamed]

At the moment,it can be done with a simple JScript / VBScript in EA's internal scripting engine,

(Batch edit is only possible using the 'Update Package Status', which allows users to  modify the status, phase, version, date.)

[Geert Bellekens]

Rick,

The easiest to do so is in the list view.
You can show either the contents of a package, or a diagram as a list.
That allows you to, relatively quickly change the stereotypes.
If you need to change more then you might want to considers scripts or the likes.

Geert

[mrblack12]

Geert,
the list view does indeed make it a lot easier to 'bulk' change a property. Thanx for the tip!
Rick

[steen.jensen]

Hmm Im not follow you.
In List view I can only change one element at a time, not as in Excel when you can drag a value to several cells.
In List view i have to mouse-click 5 times for every change of any value 

but maybe im missing some ways to do it smarter 

ps) Using EA 13.5

[Mauricio Moya (Arquesoft)]

Another option (depending on the property you want to change) is to create a customized Kanban diagram where the columns map the value of the property. Then you can select multiple elements in your diagram and drag and drop to another column.

[Sunshine]

Another option (depending on the property you want to change) is to create a customized Kanban diagram where the columns map the value of the property. Then you can select multiple elements in your diagram and drag and drop to another column.

Now I like that ingenious idea.
Good one.

[Geert Bellekens]

Hmm Im not follow you.
In List view I can only change one element at a time, not as in Excel when you can drag a value to several cells.
In List view i have to mouse-click 5 times for every change of any value 

but maybe im missing some ways to do it smarter 

ps) Using EA 13.5

You can use the keyboard to navigate to the next row.
I remember changing the stereotype of 10 to 20 elements rather quickly this way.
Any more than that and I would probably resort to writing a little script.

Geert