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Enterprise Architect => Automation Interface, Add-Ins and Tools => Topic started by: skelesp on August 13, 2013, 12:31:30 am

Title: Show properties on element creation
Post by: skelesp on August 13, 2013, 12:31:30 am

Hi

Most of the time when I create an element, the properties window will pop up automatically. But this doesn't work for my newly created stereotypes (created them in the XML of an MDG technology).

Is there some property in the XML that I have to change to make the properties window pop up on creation?

Thanks

Title: Re: Show properties on element creation
Post by: qwerty on August 13, 2013, 01:48:56 am

There's only the Tools/Options/Objects/Edit Object on New switch which works globally.

Are you using a pattern? That does not open the properties for elements.

q.

Title: Re: Show properties on element creation
Post by: skelesp on August 13, 2013, 06:41:01 pm

I've just added this stereotype to the BPMN2.0 MDG.

Code: [Select]

<Stereotype name="KPI" metatype="KPI" notes="BPMN 2.0p KPI" cx="135" cy="75" strictness="profile">
                  <AppliesTo>
                        <Apply type="Class" />
                  </AppliesTo>
              </Stereotype>
And added it to the toolbox

Code: [Select]

<Tag name="BPMN2.0P::KPI(UML::Class)" type="" description="" unit="" values="" default="KPI"/>
I've created several new stereotypes with different 'apply type' and it's the same for all these elements: no properties window. If I add an original element of the MDG, the properties window pops up...

I don't think I'm using a pattern, because I don't know how I can do that :)

Title: Re: Show properties on element creation
Post by: qwerty on August 13, 2013, 07:21:45 pm

If you are using the modified BPMN MDG with the old ID it will likely get in conflict with EA internal soup cooked for BMPN.

q.

Title: Re: Show properties on element creation
Post by: skelesp on August 13, 2013, 07:33:25 pm

Ok, thanks man. Now I know where to look to solve this.

Grts

S.