how do I show an object with a stereotype of ACTOR

[Binny]

Hi,
My first post, just joined. I have seen UML representation of systems as a box with stereotype of <<actor>> but cannot find a way to do that on EA7. The closest thing I can do is put an actor with stereotype of "internal system" but that shows up with <<actor,Internal System,metaclass>> which is not what I want to show.

Any help on this would be appreciated. Also this may sound like a dumb question but how can I put an arrow on the use case association ?

thank you.

Binny

[Paolo F Cantoni]

I'm using "instances of actors" in my current work on "Programme Modelling".

You can convert your classifer Actor ito an instance using the context menu.  Actually it doesn't "convert" the element from a classifier to an instance, but makes a copy.

HTH,
Paolo

[Aaron B]

You can display an Actor using Rectangle Notation.  This might be what you are looking for.  See:
http://www.sparxsystems.com/uml_tool_guide/uml_dictionary/usingrectanglenotation.html

[RoyC]

And as for the connector...

In EA, select the Tools | Options menu option to display the Options dialog. Click on the Links item in the hierarchy in the left-hand panel, to display the Links page, and select the Show Uses arrowheads checkbox (third from the bottom in the left-hand list).

That shows the arrowhead on Actor->Use Case Associations.

[Binny]

Aaron , thank you. That works perfectly as I want it.

RoyC , again thats useful, do you know how i can do it just for the individual association and not all on the diagram? its not in the properties that I can see..

thnx