Use a Pattern

1

Open the diagram into which to add the Pattern.

2

Select the Resources window.

3

Expand the UML Pattern folder and find the Pattern to add.

4

Either:

• Select the 'Add Pattern to Diagram' context menu option or
• Drag and drop the Pattern from the Resources window onto the diagram

You can also view the Pattern details in read-only mode by selecting the 'View Pattern Details' context menu option.

5

Once the appropriate selections have been made, click on the OK button to import the Pattern into the model, recreating the original diagram with new GUIDs.

1

From the 'Add Pattern' dialog select the individual element in the 'Pattern Element' panel.

2

Click on the button to display the 'Edit' dialog.

The specific method for changing the element name is dependant upon the entry in the 'Action' column of the 'Pattern Elements' panel.

3

If the 'Action' entry for the element is 'Create', then in the 'Default' field in the 'Edit' dialog delete the existing value and type your own, user-defined value.

Click on the OK button.

The element default is updated on the 'Add Pattern' dialog.

4

If the 'Action' entry for the element is 'Merge', in the 'Edit' dialog click on the button to browse to an existing element classifier.

The 'Select <Item>' dialog displays.

5

Locate and select an existing element classifier.

You can restrict the number of choices by selecting the elements from a specific namespace; to do this, click on the In Namespace drop-down arrow and select a namespace.