Showing the Use of Terms with Matrix

Glossary is a function to let you identify important terms from name and documentation of model elements, so that you can build a glossary with terms, and describe them in detail. For details about the use of glossary, please read the page Identify glossary term.

When you want to access the elements whose names or documentations have terms included, you may form a matrix to illustrate the relationships between elements and terms. You can even see how frequent the terms are referred to in different model elements in a matrix view.

To create such matrix:

1. Take any of the following approach to create a matrix:
   • Diagram Navigator - Right click on Matrix Diagram in Diagram Navigator and select New Matrix Diagram from the popup menu.
   • Toolbar - Click on the Diagrams button in toolbar and select Matrix Diagram from the drop-down menu.
   • Menu - Select File > New Diagram > Impact Analysis > Matrix Diagram from the main menu.
2. Configure the matrix. If you want to place the terms at the top of matrix, add Term to Models on Column. If you want to place the terms on the left hand side of matrix, add Term to Models on Row.

   Elements are selected for row and column

3. Select Using Term under the drop down menu By.

   Select Using Term

4. Click OK. The ticks show in the matrix indicate the use of term for specific element.

   Matrix formed

5. If you want to open a view of a model element, right click on the element and select Show View... from the popup menu. in the Show View window, select the diagram to open and click Go to View.

   Show view of pool