Is there a way to choose a connector type of element on Browse Window

[mr nobody 11]

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Hello Dear Users,

As I know, the connectors does not appear on the browser window. For a specific element in my MDG technology, I should be able to choose them for a property of another element. You can check the 1st link to understand better what I mean. When I click on the red circled button, it pops-up the browser window(link 2) for me so that I can choose the related elements. In this case, I want to be able to choose connectors as well. Is there a known solution for this problem, or can you suggest some if you have any in mind?

Thank you very much!

Best,

mr nobody 11

[Geert Bellekens]

No, not a solution. When we needed something like that we set the value of the tag to the guid of the connector.

Using my EA-Navigator add-in we can simply copy the guid of a connector, and navigate from/to the connector based on the tagged values.
It's not ideal, but a workable workaround for now.

Geert

[qwerty]

I also have written such an add-in for some customers. It looks in the paste buffer for a guid in either native or XML format. If so it tries to find the guid in the model and then shows the element in the browser and possible in a diagram. Works well and is not too difficult to implement.

q.

[mr nobody 11]

No, not a solution. When we needed something like that we set the value of the tag to the guid of the connector.

Using my EA-Navigator add-in we can simply copy the guid of a connector, and navigate from/to the connector based on the tagged values.
It's not ideal, but a workable workaround for now.

Geert

https://ibb.co/BK9t9ZM

Hey Geert,

I used your navigator as you suggested, but I have a problem. When you check the screenshot I linked, you will see that I want to choose my pathElements. Other than connections, I choose related path elements from project browser when I click on the 3 dot button. I tried to copy and paste the guid of a connector between the elements I chosen. But, it does not allow me to type the guid there. How can choose the connector type of element, or type the guid?

[Geert Bellekens]

You cannot choose connectors. You'll have to change the type of your tagged value from RefGUID(List) to a regular string.

Geert