Is there a trick to arbitrarily set the start number of messages in seq diag?

[Richard Freggi]

I think that the correct way of doing this is with interaction overview diagrams.

Anyhoo for convenience I would like to set the start numbering of a sequence message arbitrarily e.g. 1, 2, 3 etc so that all messages in one diagram are labeled 1.0, 1.2, 1.3 and the messages in another diagram are labelled 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.

Right now I do this by creating dummy messages at the beginning of the sequence, and making each "start new activation", then making them same color as background so they are invisible.

Is there an easier way?  Thanks!

[qwerty]

The messages in a communication diagram have a context menu Sequence Communication Messages.

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[Richard Freggi]

Thanks I don't see it in my sequence or communication diagrams, I use v1310, is it a V15 feature?

[Geert Bellekens]

Thanks I don't see it in my sequence or communication diagrams, I use v1310, is it a V15 feature?

You have to turn the numbering on.
It's one of the options in the preferences dialog.

Geert

[qwerty]

I was working with that per coincidence (not using it often). For my V13.5 it was there by default. I just created a interaction with communication diagram and voila: right click on a message label revealed it.

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[Richard Freggi]

Yes I have numbering (set up in preferecnes) but I can's arbitrarily assign the value of the 1st message... ok I'll stick to my little workaround cheers