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Enterprise Architect => Suggestions and Requests => Topic started by: Thelonius on February 11, 2016, 10:34:28 am

Title: 'Hide connector' works, but there's no 'Show it again' option?
Post by: Thelonius on February 11, 2016, 10:34:28 am

Sparx Archimate 'Hide Connector' Defect Reproducibility Narrative:

01. Connect an Archimate data object to an Archimate application component using the 'accesses' relationship - relationship is shown on diagram. Be happy.
02. Nest the data object in the application component - relationship is drawn from edge of application object to the data object
03. Note that this looks a bit naff
04. Select accesses relationship. Select 'Visibility' > 'Hide Connector' to hide accesses relationship when data object is nested.
05. Confirm relationship still exists in the project browser - it does.
07. Drag the data object outside of the application component. Relationship connector should be displayed. It does not display. Note that "Composition" relationship does display when nesting other Archimate elements.
08. Wonder why.
09. Select data object.
10. Select "Insert Related Objects..." and click check boxes to get relationship to display on diagram when data object is _not_ nested
11. Confirm via investigation that the 'accesses' relationship does, in fact, continue to exist in the project browser, but refuses to display.
12.  Delete data object on diagram. Drag data object from project browser to diagram. 'Accesses' relationship appears.
13. Wonder why.
13a. Experiment to reveal that 'hide connector' appears to be permanent when invoked, and the only way to get ANY connector to appear again to ANY object - even when not 'nesting' - is to delete the object on a diagram and drag the object onto the diagram again from the project browser.
13b. Speculate that this may be unintended behaviour by Sparx developers.
14. Raise topic in Sparx Systems Forum.
15. Wait for illuminating comments - or sympathetic murmurs - from forum contributors.

Title: Re: 'Hide connector' works, but there's no 'Show it again' option?
Post by: KP on February 11, 2016, 11:35:25 am

Main Menu -> Diagram -> Visible Relations (Ctrl+Shift+I)

Title: Re: 'Hide connector' works, but there's no 'Show it again' option?
Post by: Paolo F Cantoni on February 11, 2016, 11:42:46 am

Hey Thelonius!

long time no see!  Where've you been?

Paolo