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Enterprise Architect => Suggestions and Requests => Topic started by: mikewhit on November 15, 2004, 06:55:26 am

Title: Connector multiple selection
Post by: mikewhit on November 15, 2004, 06:55:26 am

[build 731]
Allowing connectors to be multiply selected would allow you to set a stereotype (or other property) on many connectors at the same time.

Currently you have to set each one individually.

It would also open up the possibility for alignment commands.

Title: Re: Connector multiple selection
Post by: Guillaume on March 24, 2025, 09:18:59 pm

20 years later, this request still makes sense.
Have a way to select multiple connectors from a diagram to align, apply the same color, hide, etc. would save a lot of time.

Example: working on a BPMN2 diagram, it can take a lot of time to align connectors from multiple activities to a target gateway ; having an alignment feature would be great.

Title: Re: Connector multiple selection
Post by: A_Marsh on November 13, 2025, 08:42:07 am

I've recently become a user of Enterprise Architect again after several years away and this was the first pain point I ran into when trying to change the line style of my connectors.

I found a work around for my (Data Model) case:
 - Select all diagram elements (Ctrl + a)
 - Open the "Relationships" window
 - Multi-select the relationships / connectors that you want
 - Right click - change line style

Title: Re: Connector multiple selection
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on November 13, 2025, 03:52:51 pm

Quote from: A_Marsh on November 13, 2025, 08:42:07 am

I've recently become a user of Enterprise Architect again after several years away and this was the first pain point I ran into when trying to change the line style of my connectors.

I found a workaround for my (Data Model) case:
 - Select all diagram elements (Ctrl + a)
 - Open the "Relationships" window
 - Multi-select the relationships/connectors that you want
 - Right click - change line style

“Noice!”

Paolo

Title: Re: Connector multiple selection
Post by: Geert Bellekens on November 13, 2025, 06:59:17 pm

Quote from: A_Marsh on November 13, 2025, 08:42:07 am

I've recently become a user of Enterprise Architect again after several years away and this was the first pain point I ran into when trying to change the line style of my connectors.

I found a work around for my (Data Model) case:
 - Select all diagram elements (Ctrl + a)
 - Open the "Relationships" window
 - Multi-select the relationships / connectors that you want
 - Right click - change line style

That problem is mostly solved by the "apply line style on diagram" option, and without needing to open yet another property window and applying this quirky workaround.

But the fact remains, it would be very helpful if we could multiselect connectors on a diagram.

Geert