Attach Note to Sequence Diagrams

[Maanu]

Hi,

I would like attach notes to vertical lines (lifelines corresponding to classes) in sequence diagrams. How can we do that? I am using EA 7.1

Thanks!

[Geert Bellekens]

Maanu,

In 8.0 you can simply use the note link to connect notes with lifelines. Is this not working in 7.1?

Geert

[Maanu]

I do not understand your answer. Can you give the steps to follow to link a note to a lifeline?

[Geert Bellekens]

- put a lifeline and a note on the diagram
- click on the "note link" icon in your toolbar
- drag from the note to the lifeline.

Geert

[AlanT]

BTW, why can`t a user connect a note to a message?

                   Alan

[Geert Bellekens]

yes, sure.

Geert

[AlanT]

No, I mean EA does not allow a user to connect a note to a message.  It should.

                  Alan

[Geert Bellekens]

Alan,

I misunderstood, but yes you can connect notes to messages.
Right click on Note|Advanced|set attached links.

Geert

[AlanT]

Geert,

     Thanks!   8-)

   This does seem stange that you cannot simply drag an arrow over to the message, like you can to other objects.

                                     Alan  

[Geert Bellekens]

Strange? No, EAUI Yes  

Geert

[Eve]

Works quite nicely in the build of EA I'm using.  Of course it's not ready for release yet.  But it's coming.

[Geert Bellekens]

Simon, enough already, stop teasing us
It 8.1 still planned for this year, or has the release date slipped into 2011 already?

Geert

[yonatan.lehman]

12 years later and I still only get a dialog with a list of messages in an order that does not correspond to their order in sequence and I have to guess which message I'm going to connect to (two messages that only differ by the parameter which is not shown) 
Yes it does draw it when I click the select box - but ......
am I missing something?

[yonatan.lehman]

Found it (trial and error)
Drag an arrow from the comment to the message and shift click !
To delete it you still need to go via the Advanced Set attached links menu.