MDG: How to stereotype a diagram?

[Paolo F Cantoni]

Is it possible to stereotype a diagram within an MDG Technology?

I can create a new diagram type.  But I'd also like to set a stereotype.  Is it possible?

TIA,
Paolo

[Giu Platania]

I know this is a very old question, but I still trying to find an answer to that.
Anyone?

[Eve]

No. The stereotype field on a diagram has no function.

What are you actually trying to achieve by setting the stereotype?

[Giu Platania]

I could check the property using shapescript and set shapes

[Geert Bellekens]

You can check the MDG type of your diagram in a shape script:

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if(hasproperty("diagram.mdgtype", "MyMDG::DiagramType"))
Geert

[Giu Platania]

Thank you Geert

[Paolo F Cantoni]

You can check the MDG type of your diagram in a shape script:

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if(hasproperty("diagram.mdgtype", "MyMDG::DiagramType"))
Geert

Yes, we do that, but we also want to have variants to change the shapes (or behaviour) we display.  We have «Presentation» diagrams (which display "Stakeholder" versions of shapes - via smart shapescripts) and we have «Aggregation» diagrams that aggregate (automagically) sets of objects for our "landscape" diagrams.  So we add stereotypes as required.  However, I can see that if they truly are the type specified, then the stereotype needs to be added separately.

Paolo

[adepreter]

   if (hasproperty("diagram.stereotype", "Compact View"))
   {
      defsize(100,15);
      rectangle(0,0,100,100);
      print("#name#");
   }
   else if (hasproperty("diagram.stereotype", "Undecorated View"))
   {
      defsize(105,20);
      rectangle(0,0,100,100);
      addsubshape("paddingUndecoratedShape","n");
      addsubshape("nameUndecoratedShape","center");
      addsubshape("port","w");
   }
   else
   {
      defsize(90,70);
      rectangle(0,0,100,100);
      addsubshape("padding","n");
      addsubshape("name","center");
   }

[adepreter]

Here is a resulting diagram in compact view mode (name of the diagram stereotype).
http://www.labnaf.one/guidance/index.html?guid=65903864-3A6F-4e6e-B08F-B2AE10211896

These diagrams are generated automatically following diagram templates that can also include auto legends.
Benefits
- All the diagrams are complete
- Saving a lot of time and money
- All the diagrams have a consistent layout

[adepreter]

If you want to define it in the MDG, isn't simple to create a different diagram type and test the diagram type in the shape script?

[Paolo F Cantoni]

If you want to define it in the MDG, isn't simple to create a different diagram type and test the diagram type in the shape script?

Yes, Alain,  that's the question I've been debating with myself at a conceptual/metamodel level.

What I'm after is to add a property to the diagram that I can test in the script, but diagrams are second class citizens and you can't.  So the stereotype is the only thing we have.

I want to be able to change the property at run time if necessary (which I can't -at least not so easily- if it's embedded in the type).  To your viewpoint discussion earlier today, it's the same View/ Viewpoint; just rendered differently.

Paolo