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Add a Package

Adding a Package to a model is a simple but versatile process. It is possible to add a new Package to a Root Package, View, Model Package, lower-level Package or element. In the process you can automatically:

•	Create a child diagram for the Package

•	Open the diagram as soon as it is created, and

•	Add the Package to the version control system that its parent component is under

Access Project Browser | Right-click on Package | Add a Package ( Ctrl+W )

Add a Package to the model hierarchy

Field/Option/Button	Instruction	See also
Name	Type in the name of the new Package.
Automatically add new diagram	Select this checkbox if you want to immediately create a child diagram for the Package. Otherwise, leave the checkbox unselected.
Open new diagram	If you have selected to create a new diagram, select this checkbox if you want to open the diagram as soon as the Package and diagram are created. Otherwise, leave the checkbox unselected.
Add to Version Control	If you are adding a Package to a parent Package that is under version control, this option displays with the checkbox selected automatically. If you want to exclude the new Package from version control, deselect it.	Version Control
OK	Click on this button to create the Package in the Project Browser. The new Package is inserted into the tree at the current location and, if you selected to create a new diagram, the New Diagram dialog displays. Provide a name for the diagram. If you have selected to put the Package under version control, the Package Control Options dialog displays. Set up the version control details for the Package	New Diagrams Configure Packages

Notes

•	You can also add a new Package element by dragging the Package icon from the Toolbox into a diagram; in this case the Package is created under the diagram's owning Package, and is created with a default diagram of the same type as that in which the Package is created