Cannot Pin MDG Technologies into the toolbox (build 1703)

[netizensmith]

As subject. I am able to put checkmarks next to my Model-based MDG technologies but they do not show up int he toolbox.
I am able to select them manually each time I open a diagram but this is a pain; I want them always available. Last time I had this working was version 13 so maybe there's something else I have to do these days?

Thanks for any assistance.

[Geert Bellekens]

I don't really understand why you would need that.

The whole point of MDG's is to provide the right toolboxes with the right diagram types, no?
I've never had to pin a toolbox.

Geert

[netizensmith]

I agree, but I haven't got to that point yet and EA used to be able to do this.

I'll look up how to make the right MDG toolboxes per diagram but I still think this is a bug as you are able to go through all the motions to make this work but it doesn't work and it used to work

EDIT: Do I have to create a new diagram type in order to associate a toolbox page with a particular diagram? e.g. I have new Requirement types and I want my Req toolbox to be visible whenever a requirements diagram is open but I can't see how to do that at the moment. Any tips appreciated!

[Geert Bellekens]

I'll look up how to make the right MDG toolboxes per diagram but I still think this is a bug as you are able to go through all the motions to make this work but it doesn't work and it used to work

Sure, it might definitely be a bug. Make sure to report it to sparx using the link on the bottom of this page: https://sparxsystems.com/support/forms/bug_report.html

Geert

[davor]

EDIT: Do I have to create a new diagram type in order to associate a toolbox page with a particular diagram? e.g. I have new Requirement types and I want my Req toolbox to be visible whenever a requirements diagram is open but I can't see how to do that at the moment. Any tips appreciated!

Please inform if you figured out how to do this. Or what is causing some toolboxes to be pinnable and other not.

[Roman Liebsch]

Hi netizensmith,

I can confirm that bug.

Your point and use case is a valid use case where you have to cope with multiple MDGs at the same time. We also have such use cases.
Let me say a generic modelling MDG with common elements for systems and software development, and a special MDG with extended elements for special software use case only. Both will be deployed separately and the latter one can be hidden with perspectives or so.
With the separation of concerns we ease the maintenance of those toolboxes.

The main benefit for me is to have more common elements always pinned like "Text" or "Boundary".  No one would prefer to change the toolbox to get a "Boundary" I think.

Regards
Roman

[davor]

Bug reported, but Sparx are apparently not able to reproduce this.