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Diagram navigator
Diagram navigator is the location where diagrams are listed. You can create your own diagrams easily as they are listed by categories, such as Requirements Capturing, Business Process Modeling, Database Modeling and Others. With diagram navigator, you can create, open and delete diagrams.
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| The diagram navigator |
The toolbar
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Pop-up menu
Pop-up menu of Diagram Navigator
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| The pop-up menu of Diagram Navigator |
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Pop-up menu of project
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| The pop-up menu of project node |
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Pop-up menu of diagram category
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| The pop-up menu of diagram category |
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Pop-up menu of diagram type
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| The pop-up menu of diagram type |
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Pop-up menu of diagram
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| The pop-up menu of diagram |
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Closing and opening diagram navigator
Diagram navigator is opened by default. To close it, press the X button at the top right corner. On the other hand, it can be opened by selecting View > Panes > Diagram Navigator from the main menu.
Creating a diagram
Approach 1 – Direct creation
If you want to create a diagram in shortcut and don't supply the documentation of diagram (for time-saving), use this approach. To create a diagram:
- Right click on the diagram type that you want to create.
- Select New diagram type from the pop-up menu. Here, diagram type means the type of diagram you want to create.
NOTE: You can immediately enter the diagram name in the pop-up box at the top left corner of diagram.
Approach 2 – Through the New Diagram dialog box
This approach allows you to create a diagram and enter the name and documentation simultaneously. To create a diagram:
- Right click on the diagram type that you want to create.
- Select New Diagram from the pop-up menu.
In the New Diagram dialog box, you can enter the name and documentation of diagram, and click OK button to proceed.
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| New Diagram dialog box |
Opening a diagram
Double click in the diagram you want to view in the diagram tab.
Sorting diagram elements
In diagram navigator, diagram elements are listed under diagram nodes. You can sort diagram elements by their names, or by their types (e.g. use case, package, etc.)
To sort by name, click Sort Diagram Element by Name button. The elements will be listed by name, in alphabetical order.
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| Click Sort Diagram Element by Name |
On the contrary, click Sort Diagram Element by Type button. As a result, the elements will be listed by type.
| NOTE: | The feature of sorting applies to the entire diagram tree instead of the selected node. |
Reordering diagrams
Select the diagram(s) you want to reorder. If there are multiple diagrams you want to select, just click one while pressing Ctrl button and make the other selection.
Click Move Selected Diagram Up button to move the selection upwards, or Move Selected Diagram Down button to move the selection downwards.
Filtering model elements
You can choose which model elements you want to be displayed or not on the diagram tree.
- Right click on the diagram navigator's background and select Filter Model Element. Model Element Filtering Dialog will then be pop-up.
- Select the types of model element(s) you want to be displayed by checking to the type. Otherwise, uncheck the one you don't want to be displayed.
Model Element Filtering dialog box NOTE: You can check Display model element types in-use to list only types of model elements used in project. The text box Filter enables you to filter model element type base on the type name (e.g. enter class to list only class).
Showing/hiding carriage return character
If it is the case that the name of the diagram and diagram elements is in multi-line, the character ¶ will be revealed.
When Show Carriage Return Character is selected, line break will be shown.
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| Carriage return character is shown |
When deselected, the character ¶ is hidden.
If you want to hide it, uncheck Show Carriage Return Character and the character will automatically be unshown.
Grouping or ungrouping by category
As it is said before, default groups are automatically arranged by category
If you want to ungroup diagram, right click on the diagram navigator's background and uncheck Group by Category, and then all diagram types will be ungrouped.
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| Ungrouped diagrams |
Connecting to server for team collaboration
BP-VA's team collaboration support enables your team members work together on projects.
To connect to server and perform related activities, right click on the diagram background, select Teamwork and the action you want to perform (e.g. commit and update, etc) from the pop-up menu.
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| Perform teamwork |
Displaying only diagram nodes but not diagram elements
If you only want the diagram nodes to be shown but not the diagram elements under them, just click on Show Diagram View button.
| NOTE: | This option applies to all diagram nodes, but not just the selected one. |
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