v15: issues with custom style diagram

[Giu Platania]

this is happening when an element has the property custom style activated.

• Missing Feature:Stereotype cannot de disabled: the standard way to deactivate the display of the stereotype is not working. Workaround is to rotate the text of use "custom" as a text position
• bug:element name disappear when an element is copied and pasted as new with "Custom' text position activated

[MichaelJ]

"Missing Feature": There is an option available on diagram properties which is "Show Stereotype Labels". One would *logically assume* this option can be used to hide/ show stereotypes regardless of whether the display is "custom" or not. Alas! As one discovers when using Sparx EA, 'logical'/'intuitive' UI design is killed of as quickly as dreams of a prosperous product due to whatever internal 'design' constraints are present.

In the meantime, recommend logging this via the "Request Feature" link https://www.sparxsystems.com/support/forms/feature_request.html


"bug" Please log these details at https://www.sparxsystems.com/support/forms/bug_report.html so that this pain is dealt with and we can all benefit when they address the issue

[timoc]

You can delete/make a blank stereotype from a random stereotype with:
From properties->stereotype
Select '...'
Select 'all perspectives'
Select the blank perspective
de-select the stereotype you have
Press ok to leave stereotype popup
press apply in element window to apply blank stereotype.

Note: It is fiddly because you need to come all of the way out to the element apply button. It seems like it has to be empty before trying to set a new stereotype, from another perspective.

[MichaelJ]

Thanks for the steps described.

Removing a stereotype defeats the purpose of having them there in the first place. If you have an Archimate "Service" stereotype, the associated profile will make available relevant operation via the Quick Linker. Removing the stereotype when using Custom Drawing Style effectively also removes the Quick Linker actions 

It seems such a simple undersight from Sparx EA team to not honour the "Show Stereotype Labels" when performing Custom Drawing Style....

[Giu Platania]

"Missing Feature": There is an option available on diagram properties which is "Show Stereotype Labels". One would *logically assume* this option can be used to hide/ show stereotypes regardless of whether the display is "custom" or not.

The reason why is probably not working is that the custom view, seems to auto-magically create a new boundary (that is a graphical element, not a UML element) and the properties are set via scripts. However it should be possible to capture the flag "Show Stereotype Labels"