Navigation Between Operation and Sequence Diagram

Now you can establish transition between operation and sequence message automatically if an operation is assigned to a message. With the transition reference, user can navigate between the operation and the corresponding sequence message easily, improving the traceability between models.

When modeling sequence diagram, we often associate a message with an operation of the target lifeline's classifier. And it is desirable if we can navigate between them easily. Let's see how we can do it.

Navigating between Operation and Sequence Diagram

1.	If you create a message to a lifeline which has defined base classifier, the operations of the classifier will be listed for selection.
2.	Click to select an operation from the list. When you associate a message with an existing operation, a transition from operation to message will be created.
3.	Therefore, right-click on the message and select Model Transitor > Transit From, you will see the operation appears here.
4.	Click the operation menu, the operation will be selected in the Model Explorer.
5.	Likewise, you can navigate from operation to associated message via its popup menu.
6.	Apart from associating message with an existing operation, you can also associate message with a new operation. Right-click the message and select Select Operation > Create Operation... from the popup menu.
7.	1.Enter required properties and then close the operation specification dialog box. When you associate a message with a new operation, a transition from message to operation will be created.
8.	Therefore, right-click on the message and select Model Transitor > Transit To, you will see the operation appears here.

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