how to insert a message in the middle of a seq.

[fgomez2865]

I am evaluating Enterprise Architect and I would like to know how to manage the order of the messages in a message sequence.

If I want to add a new  message in the sequence it seems that EA always put that message at the end of the sequence. If I try to push it upward the message remains at the end.

I have looked in the help and in the different menus and it seems that there is not any way.

Is there any way of inserting new messages in the middle ? Is there anything similar to the order established in the Collaboration diagrams ?

I will appreciate any clue.

Thanks

Fernando

[mroop]

Open your colaboration diagram
Go to the Menu bar and select 'Diagram'
Select 'Sequence Collaboration Message.....'

You now have a dialog that will allow you to change the sequence of the messages.

This is the only way to resequence.  As a general rule it is faster to create the messages in the right order to start with and then only use the resequence for later additions and modifications

Hope this works for you

[fgomez2865]

mroop, first of all thank you very much for your answer.

Sorry, but I did not explain very well the question ...

I am refering to Sequence Diagrams. I mentioned Collaboration Diagrams because, as you said, it is possible to re-order the sequence. I have looked for something similar for Sequence Diagrams  but I have not found anything.


In the other hand , if I try to push up an arrow the program push up everything but the order remains the same.

Thanks again for your answer.

[mbc]

In sequence diagrams, it is possible to reorder the messages using the mouse. Just click and drag the message arrows to the place where you want them to be.

Mikkel

[Takeshi K]

If you make sequence objects in any diagram except Sequence diagram,
all messages are made at the end of sequence,
and you can't change the order of them by mouse.

Please check if you use Sequence diagram.

[fgomez2865]

Thank you to all of you, I have found that I was wrong because, as tkouno said I was not using a sequence diagram. After creating a sequence diagram I am able to reorder or insert a new message.


Again, thank you to all of you for your help !!