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Written Date: June 24, 2006
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With the configurable stereotype appearance including fill, line and font, stereotyped elements can be easily distinguished and emphasized in the diagram.
Animated Demo
Configuring Stereotype Appearance
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Select menu Tools > Configure Stereotypes... . |
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In the Configure Stereotypes dialog box, select a model type in Model elements and the target stereotype in Stereotypes (in this example we selected "Entity Bean" - a pre-defined stereotype of Class). Click the Edit... button. |
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The Stereotype Specification is shown. |
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To apply fill color to stereotype, select the Use checkbox and click the ... button of the Fill property. |
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Select a fill color in the Format Fill dialog box and click OK. |
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To apply line style to stereotype, select the Use checkbox and click the ... button of the Line property. |
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Configure the line style in the Format Line dialog box and click OK. |
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To apply font to stereotype, select the Use checkbox and click the ... button of the Font property. |
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Select a font in the Select Font dialog box and click OK. |
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Click OK in the Stereotype Specification when finished configuring the stereotype appearance. Click OK when returned to the Configure Stereotypes dialog box. |
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Applying Stereotypes to Shape
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Right-click on a shape and select Stereotypes > Stereotypes... from the popup menu. |
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Select a stereotype in the All list, click Add Selected to add it to the Selected list. |
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Click OK in the specification dialog box. The stereotype is applied to the model, and the stereotype's appearance is applied to the shape. |
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Changing Stereotype Appearance
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Select menu Tools > Configure Stereotypes... . Select a model type in Model elements and the target stereotype in Stereotypes. Click the Edit... button. |
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We will modify the stereotype fill color in this example. Click the ... button of the Fill property. |
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Select orange as fill color, click OK. |
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When returned to the Stereotype Specification dialog box, click OK to close it. When returned to the Configure Stereotypes dialog box, ensure the Apply changes to stereotypes in current project option is selected, otherwise stereotypes already used in the current project will not be updated. After that, click OK to close the dialog box. |
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The appearances of shapes that assigned the changed stereotype are updated. |
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