What is the difference between toolbox profile and toolbox and toolbox page?

[furman76]

I have two types of diagrams and want to have overlapping of tools available for them - some tools applicable for both diagrams, some are specific for one or another.
 
1) I have created toolbox profile using helper and added two custom toolboxes with different pages, and referenced each toolbox from the corresponding diagram stereotype. However, all items from both toolboxes are displayed for each diagram.
2) If I create two different profiles, apparently I have to duplicate common pages in both.

What is the point of having multiple toolboxes in one profile, and why do I need to specify toolbox profile and toolbox name (profile::name) in my diagrams, if effectively only profile is used?

[natvig]

I'm not sure I understand you but I think I do, and yes it is possible to achieve what you want. A couple of points:

• Each diagram type can only be associated with one toolbox profile, which means you have to create two toolbox profiles if you have two diagram types. Each toolbox profile need to have its own ToolboxPage metaclass. To create a Toolbox Page you extend this metaclass in a "stereotype" which holds the definition of the different elements you wish to have in your toolbox page.
• In order to share a common page definition between two diagram types you need to have this common page definition extend the ToolboxPage meta classes in both profiles! The common page can be located in one of the toolbox page packages, it does not matter which. But it should be visible in the diagrams of both toolbox pages.
• Make sure you create you profile by right clicking in a toolbox page diagram -> choose Advanced -> Save as profile. (The definitions you wish to include in your profile must be visible in the diagram.) It is not possible to create the profile by right clicking in the browser since the common page can only be located inb one of the toolbox profile folders. It will be missing from one of the toolbox pages if you try to do so. (Unless you move it of course between creation of toolbox profiles. But don't do that. Much easier to use the diagrams.)
  

/Hans

[Uffe]

Hello,

Each diagram type can only be associated with one toolbox profile, which means you have to create two toolbox profiles if you have two diagram types.

Um, it doesn't actually mean that. Each diagram type can only be associated with one toolbox profile, yes, but not vice versa. The toolbox profile is referenced by name in the diagram type ("toolbox" attribute), and two diagram types can refer to the same one.

Note that that's the whole toolbox (all pages), and I can't see why anyone would want to define two diagram types with exactly the same toolboxes -- certainly the normal case is to define one toolbox profile per diagram type. But you can reuse them if you want.

However, the issue described in the OP refers to reusing toolbox pages (ie expandable sections in the toolbox) between diagram types, and the way to do that is as Hans describes.

So in summary, if you want different toolboxes in different diagram types, you need to create separate toolbox profiles. Each toolbox profile should contain only one ToolboxPage metaclass element. You can reuse individual pages between profiles as described.


/Uffe

[furman76]

• In order to share a common page definition between two diagram types you need to have this common page definition extend the ToolboxPage meta classes in both profiles! The common page can be located in one of the toolbox page packages, it does not matter which. But it should be visible in the diagrams of both toolbox pages.

No, doesn't work. Page only displayed in one toolbox associated with profile where this page is located.

[natvig]

• In order to share a common page definition between two diagram types you need to have this common page definition extend the ToolboxPage meta classes in both profiles! The common page can be located in one of the toolbox page packages, it does not matter which. But it should be visible in the diagrams of both toolbox pages.

No, doesn't work. Page only displayed in one toolbox associated with profile where this page is located.

Then you must have generated the toolbox profile from a directory instead of the diagrams. Or, the toolbox page is NOT present in both toolbox profile diagrams before generating the toolbox profiles. (I use this method all the time and know for a fact that it works.)

[Uffe]

Then you must have generated the toolbox profile from a directory package instead of the diagrams. Or, the toolbox page is NOT present in both toolbox profile diagrams before generating the toolbox profiles. (I use this method all the time and know for a fact that it works.)

FTFY.

[furman76]

Then you must have generated the toolbox profile from a directory package instead of the diagrams. Or, the toolbox page is NOT present in both toolbox profile diagrams before generating the toolbox profiles. (I use this method all the time and know for a fact that it works.)

FTFY.

Oh, I overlooked the option to save individual diagrams as profiles, thought it is only applicable to packages. This makes sense, thank you.