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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: Hardy on January 24, 2012, 07:10:02 am

Title: Unable to drag/drop element  as "simple link
Post by: Hardy on January 24, 2012, 07:10:02 am

I have EA 8.0.

I created a requirement diagram with several functions, features and so on in it.

I also created a use case diagram with several use cases.

I would like to link requirement to use case by dragging requirement elements into use case diagram. But EA always creates instance instead of simple link.

Any clue, what shall I do?

Title: Re: Unable to drag/drop element  as "simple link
Post by: Gary W. on January 24, 2012, 07:28:26 am

What happens if you 'Control + Mouse' drag it over the diagram?  Do you get a dialog box of options?

Title: Re: Unable to drag/drop element  as "simple link
Post by: Hardy on January 24, 2012, 07:36:12 am

Ctrl + Drag allows me to choose the option. Is think it is always a default action to popup the dialogue box to ask.

Title: Re: Unable to drag/drop element  as "simple link
Post by: Gary W. on January 24, 2012, 10:28:47 am

I'm on an older version of EA, and mine lets me choose one of the options (link, instance, new child) and then a tickbox to 'Only show this dialog when Ctrl+Mouse drag is used'.

Wouldn't that let you set your preferred default of 'simple link', with an option to 'Ctrl+Mouse' when you want something else?

HTH
gary