Element Panel

Insert

Click on the drop-down arrow to display a short list of options for adding elements to the model:

• Insert New Element into Model - define and add a new element to the currently-selected Package or element and, if required, the currently open diagram, using the 'New Element' dialog
• Insert Multiple New Elements - add a number of individual elements to the currently-open diagram, using the 'Create Multiple Elements' dialog
• Insert Related Elements - identify elements that are related to the currently selected element and, if they are not on the currently-open diagram, add them to it
• Insert Existing Elements - add an existing element to the currently-open diagram; the option displays the 'Select Element' browser, which you use to locate the element to add

Edit

Click on the drop-down arrow to display a list of commands you can use to identify, research, update and protect the element you have selected in a diagram or in the Project Browser.

• Lock - open the 'Lock Element' dialog through which you can set or clear editing locks on the selected element
• Clone Element as New Version - copy the structure of the selected element and paste it into the Project Browser as a new element and contents; a prompt displays for you to enter a version number for the new element, followed by a browser on which you select its parent Package or element
• Edit Linked Document - open the Linked Document editor for the Linked Document on the currently-selected element

• Parents and Interfaces - add or delete Generalization and Realization relationships to Parent or Interface Classes, using the 'Set Parents and Interfaces' dialog
• Overrides and Implementations - set the system to automatically override methods from parent Classes and from realized Interfaces, using the 'Override Operations/Interfaces' dialog

• Change Type - change the type of the selected element, using the 'Select Element Type' dialog
• Find in Diagrams - find the selected element in every diagram in which it has been used; if the element is used in more than one diagram, the 'Element Usage' dialog displays

• Find in Project Browser - highlight in the Project Browser an element selected from a diagram
• Bookmark - add or remove a Bookmark on the selected element on the diagram; the element is marked with a red triangle
• Find Elements with Linked Documents - display the Find in Project view, pre-loaded with an executed search for elements that have Linked Documents; right-click on an item and select the 'Edit Linked Document' option to review the element's document
• Find Elements with Linked Documents modified recently - opens the Find in Project view preloaded with an executed search for elements that have Linked Documents that have updated within the last seven days (you can re-execute the search with a different number of days); right-click on an item and select the 'Edit Linked Document' option to review the element's document
• Search Model - display the Find in Project view, through which you can search for the use of any aspect of an element across the model

Properties

Click on this icon to display a short menu of options for editing the element properties, including Tagged Values and Linked Documents:

• Properties - define the properties of the element using the dockable Properties window
• Notes - create and review the notes on the element, using the Notes window
• Linked Document - create or review the Linked Document on the element, using the 'Linked Document' tab of the Document window
• Tagged Values - add, edit and delete Tagged Values on the currently-selected element, using the Tagged Values window
• Properties Dialog - define the properties of the selected element using the element's 'Properties' dialog
• Element Browser - show a summary of the added properties of the selected element, in the Element Browser

Features

Click on the drop-down arrow to display a list of options for creating and editing the features of the selected element on the Features window, including:

• Attributes - display the 'Attributes' page to create, manage and delete attributes
• Operations - display the 'Operations' page to create, manage and delete operations and their properties
• Receptions - display the 'Receptions' page to create, manage and delete Receptions
• Parts / Properties - display the 'Parts / Properties' page to view, create, manage and delete structural elements such as Parts and Properties on the selected element
• Interaction Points - display the 'Interaction Points' page to view, manage, add and remove edge-mounted elements (such as Ports) that form the primary interaction points of complex, composite elements
• Connection Points - if the selected element is a State, this tab helps you manage Entry and Exit Points specifically

Responsibilities

Click on this icon to display a short menu of options:

• Overview - a summary list of the Requirements, Constraints and Scenarios in the selected element
• Requirements - create, edit and delete internal requirements of the selected element, using the 'Requirements' page of the Responsibilities window
• Scenarios - create, edit and delete scenarios using the 'Structured Specification' tab of the 'Scenarios' page of the Responsibilities window
• Constraints - create, edit and delete constraints on the selected element, using the 'Constraints' page of the Responsibilities window
• Find Scenarios - locate and list all elements that contain structured scenarios
• Help - display the top-level Help topic on Scenarios