Multiple Select Tagged Value

[skelesp]

Hi

Is it possible to create a tagged value which shows a list in which multiple selections can be made? For example: an element has a tagged value “stakeholders” which show a list of stakeholders and the user can select 3 stakeholders for this element. Those 3 stakeholders are saved in 1 tagged value (as a comma separated list for example).

Thanks

[qwerty]

A multi select drop down is not possible, but something similar. See RefGUID in the "Predefined Structured Typed" of the tagged values help. (Help -> Index -> Tagged Values -> Types) (why can't one copy an URI inside the help???)

q.

[skelesp]

Thanks for the quick answer!

I've created a new Tagged Value with details:
Type=RefGUIDList;
Values=Lane;
Stereotypes=Lane;

Should it now be possible for me to select multiple Lanes for one tagged value?? I don't see how it should work, so could you please help me with an example?

[qwerty]

The Values specify which EA elements you can choose. Lane is noting valid. To get you started:
- change Lane to Class
- create an arbitrary package
- add 2 or three classes stereotyped as Lane
- add that tagged value somewhere
- click the ellipsis button
- navigate to the package with the stereotyped classes and select one
- repeat the last two steps

The above works for other EA elements you might specify in Values and add in the package.

q.

[Geert Bellekens]

Multiple select in tagged values is a bit useless in practice.

You have to CTRL-select the elements, and if you click on an element without the CTRL then you loose the previous selections.

I've decided to use multiple tagged values with a single RefGUID in stead (although that is not UML compliant).
There is a setting that you have to turn on to be able to see the multiple tagged values with the same name.

Geert

[Eve]

multiple tagged values with a single RefGUID in stead (although that is not UML compliant).

As far as UML is concerned it's probably actually better. You have a property with a multiplicity greater than 1. You then have multiple slots holding a single reference.

EA implements a list of guids because in some circumstances that's easier to deal with, but it is just a different way to represent the same thing.