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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: Codesmith on November 07, 2005, 01:46:22 pm

Title: Building relationships between elements
Post by: Codesmith on November 07, 2005, 01:46:22 pm

I have spent the last few hours trying to figure out what I thought was a feature.  

Here I am cap in hand.  :-/

I need to associate Process elements with other process diagrams and use case diagrams and so on.  So that I can document the flow of design model from high level processes and requirements right on through things like classes and tables.  So when I am done someone should be able to trace or navigate this through links or something from one element to another.
 
Would somebody please 'splain it to me?

Title: Re: Building relationships between elements
Post by: Bruno.Cossi on November 07, 2005, 03:59:43 pm

Hi,

dependent on your particular needs, you could use the Realize relationship to document this. Or, if that fits better, you could create child diagrams (i.e. a child diagram under a Use Case) and then set the parent Element as a Composite one - that would allow the audience to locate the Use Case and by double-clicking in it to automatically open more detailed diagram underneath.

Hope this helps!
Bruno

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I have spent the last few hours trying to figure out what I thought was a feature.  

Here I am cap in hand.  :-/

I need to associate Process elements with other process diagrams and use case diagrams and so on.  So that I can document the flow of design model from high level processes and requirements right on through things like classes and tables.  So when I am done someone should be able to trace or navigate this through links or something from one element to another.
  
Would somebody please 'splain it to me?

Title: Re: Building relationships between elements
Post by: Codesmith on November 07, 2005, 04:27:01 pm

Thanks for the quick reply.  :)

Starting my first project, I am trying to Document the Business Processes, but unless I make a HUGE Diagram I will not be able to fit all of it on there.  I had been using Select Component Factory which allows a heirarchy of Business Processes. .

Can I build a child Process Diagram?

How do I go about building a Child Diagram under a Use Case?

Title: Re: Building relationships between elements
Post by: thomaskilian on November 07, 2005, 11:50:42 pm

You can either go by setting elements as composite, which creates a new child diagam that opens when dbl-clicking the element. Or you can create explicitely diagrams inside elements via context menu. Just try what's the best solution for you.

Title: Re: create explicit diagrams
Post by: Codesmith on November 21, 2005, 04:11:39 pm

Thank you I got the setting element as composite.  I have not been able to figure out how to create the diagram inside. ???
Any further explanation would be appreciated  :)
You Wrote "Or you can create diagrams explicitely inside elements via context menu"

Title: Re: Building relationships between elements
Post by: thomaskilian on November 22, 2005, 12:53:05 am

Try right-click in the project view. Then Add/...Diagram.

You can also drag an existing diagram over the element in the project view and you'll have a sub-diagram.

Title: Re: Building relationships between elements
Post by: Codesmith on November 22, 2005, 08:31:03 am

Ok got it thanks :D