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Enterprise Architect => General Board => Topic started by: mse on November 04, 2015, 08:12:57 pm

Title: How do you show non-navigable associations in EA?
Post by: mse on November 04, 2015, 08:12:57 pm

I am trying to represent non-navigable association using the standard "X" notation at the end of an association that is non-navigable (see page 213 of the UML standard v2.5). However, when I set the end to non-navigable, no "X" is drawn. Does EA support this notation at all?

This question also applies to owned associations (represented by the dot at the end of an association).

Title: Re: How do you show non-navigable associations in
Post by: Geert Bellekens on November 04, 2015, 08:55:49 pm

EA does support the X notation, but I think it only shows in certain conditions.

Geert

Title: Re: How do you show non-navigable associations in
Post by: mse on November 04, 2015, 08:58:41 pm

I just found it. In the diagram properties, you have to enable the "Show non-navigable ends" in the Connectors tab. That got the X to display, but regarding the "dot", I'm still not sure how to get it to display.

Title: Re: How do you show non-navigable associations in
Post by: mse on November 04, 2015, 09:07:38 pm

Follow-up: the dot also shows up using the same strategy. I was trying to do this on InformationFlows. There I cannot get it to show.

Title: Re: How do you show non-navigable associations in
Post by: Geert Bellekens on November 04, 2015, 09:16:04 pm

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Follow-up: the dot also shows up using the same strategy. I was trying to do this on InformationFlows. There I cannot get it to show.

Information flows are no Associations. I think the notation only exists for Association.

Geert