Restricting and Extending Managed Object Types

Common Features : Using HOPEX : Handling Diagrams : Handling Objects in Diagrams : Restricting and Extending Managed Object Types

The Views window presents a list of views (object types to be displayed) which varies according to diagram type.

Activating the views window

To activate the views window:

1. In a diagram, click button

The list of views (object types to be displayed) appears.

2. Select or clear the views you wish to display or not.

A red triangle on the view check box indicates a modified view.

The Drawing Objects check box allows you to show or hide purely graphical elements representing neither object nor link.

When an object in a diagram is described by one or more other diagrams, a status indicator appears below the object shape. This status indicator takes the form of an icon corresponding to the diagram type. It reminds you that you can zoom on the object. The Status Indicators check box allows you to display this indicator or not. For more details, see "Object status indicators".

Example of state indicators (objects described by a diagram)

3. Click OK.

The window closes.

Diagram display and the modeling insert toolbar are updated according to the configuration specified.

Object status indicators

You will note the presence of icons below certain objects in your diagrams. These icons give indications on object status.

	the object is owned by the parent object
	the object is not owned by the parent object
	the object is described by a diagram
	the object is described by a document
	the object cannot be modified (not authorized and/or locked)
	the object can be modified (authorized and not locked)
	the object has variants
	the object is a variant

In MEGA Windows Front-End, it is possible to configure display of these icons. To do this, in the desktop select Tools > Options, then click the Status Indicators icon. In the dialog box that opens, select or clear the desired options.