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Enterprise Architect => Suggestions and Requests => Topic started by: Rob_M on November 21, 2003, 02:35:35 pm

Title: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: Rob_M on November 21, 2003, 02:35:35 pm

When creating an activity diagram, I would like to be able to change the type of an activity to a sub-activity, thereby adding in a linked diagram.

I expected such a feature to be found in Element->Change Type, then selecting sub-activity from the pull down menu.
Alas, sub-activity was nowhere to be found.

Rob

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: Bruno.Cossi on November 21, 2003, 07:29:38 pm

Even better - as soon as a child diagram is created under an activity, it might change into a sub-activity!

Bruno

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: jmr on December 15, 2003, 05:19:21 pm

Yes!!!  I'm just working on my first project with EA and have needed this feature several times.

I look forward to seeing it added in a near-term update!?

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: thomaskilian on January 20, 2004, 10:07:03 am

I'm joining!

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: tstuefe on January 26, 2004, 03:35:31 am

me too.

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: jesse on February 12, 2004, 11:14:05 am

There actually is a work-around for this problem. If you have a normal activity that you want to change into a sub-activity:
1) Use the Element -> Change Type to change the activity into a class
2) Right click on the class in the diagram and select "Set as Composite"
3) Use the Element -> Change Type to change the class back into an activity
The activity is now a sub-activity. To change a sub-activity into a regular activity, do the same, but uncheck the Set as Composite flag on the class. Apparently this will all be fixed in version 4.0.

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: Bruno.Cossi on February 12, 2004, 11:38:29 am

Good one!
How in the world did you figure that out? :-)

Thanks,
Bruno

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: Rob_M on February 12, 2004, 03:19:42 pm

Sweet, Thanks Jesse.

Rob

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: thomaskilian on February 13, 2004, 06:11:09 am

Cool - real hacker's work!  ;)

'Apparently this will all be fixed in version 4.0.' unfortunately not yet   :'(

Thomas

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: thomaskilian on February 13, 2004, 10:39:57 am

Too fast - actually 4.0 solves the problem :D :
'Set as Composite Element' is directly available for activities. Turning it on, automatically creates a diagram within the activity element.

Title: Re: Be able to change activity to a sub activity
Post by: Bruno.Cossi on February 13, 2004, 11:57:50 am

Excellent!