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Editing Elements
When you have created elements in the Specification Manager, you can add and review the properties and characteristics of each element to whatever extent you need. You could simply set some basic properties such as the element version, status and general description, or you could develop extended properties (Tagged Values) or add a Linked Document to add more detailed and extensive information on the element.
Access Package | View as Requirement List | Click twice on element
Editing tasks
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Display/Edit Element Properties |
Where a column in the Specification Manager contains a property value, you can double-click on the value and either:
Alternatively, click on the value and press F2. Otherwise, you can right-click on the item and select the:
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Edit Element Notes |
The Specification Manager provides the facility for viewing existing Notes text on each element, or for creating and editing Notes, depending on how you have configured the display of Notes on the screen. If you select the option to display a Notes Preview, the first line of any Notes text in the Notes window displays underneath the element name You cannot add or edit text in this space, but you can work on the text in the Notes window itself (click on the text and press the Space bar). If you select the option to display Full Notes, the complete text of any existing Notes displays underneath the element name. You can now create and edit Notes directly in the field - simply click twice on the area and type in the text. The text you type here can also be viewed in the Notes window; text edits in one of the views (Notes window or Specification Manager) are updated in the other view as soon as you click off the item. In either view, you can also right-click on a text string to display the Notes context menu and perform further operations, and use keyboard shortcuts.These operations include:
You can also select an option to hide the Notes text altogether on the Specification Manager, in which case the element rows close up.
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Locate a selected element in the Project Browser |
Right-click on the element item and select the Find in Project Browser option (or click on the item and press Ctrl+F). The system expands the Project Browser and highlights the element name.
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Review extended properties on an element |
Right-click on the element item and select the Extended Properties option (or click on the item and press Ctrl+Shift+6). The Tagged Values window displays, through which you can view, add, edit and delete extended properties (Tagged Values) on the selected element. Once the Tagged Values window is open, you can click on any element in the Specification Manager and immediately switch the focus of the Tagged Values window to that element.
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Create, edit and delete a linked document on an element |
There are several ways in which you can create documentation on an element in the Specification Package, through the window Toolbar options. You can also create a linked document on the selected element, by:
The New Linked Document From Template dialog displays, from which you select any template you want to base the document on, or None for a free-style document with no template. When you click on the OK button, the Linked Document Editor view becomes active, and you can create a document describing any aspect of the selected element. If the element already has a linked document, the menu options available change to:
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Finishing and Saving your changes
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A quick way to save your changes and exit from the item editor is to press Esc. |
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Notes
| · | You can also copy-and-paste text from a text file into the Specification Manager, using the text to fill the element name or notes text area of an existing element entry |
| · | In the Corporate and extended editions of Enterprise Architect, a User Security system can be applied that restricts or enables access to a range of operations and functions; if you cannot access a function in the Specification Manager, check with your System Administrator or Security Administrator to see if you have access permissions to work with that function |
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