Enabling capabilities for individual UML models

In addition to enabling global workbench capabilities, you can specify the capabilities that you want to apply to individual models. The capabilities that you specify are saved with the model so that, regardless of who works with the model, the same set of UI elements is available.

About this task

For example, you might have a model that currently includes all the UML Diagram Building Blocks. At some point you realize that you do not create all the available diagram types; you only need class, sequence, and composite structure diagrams. You can refine the capabilities that are applied to your model by expanding UML Diagram Building Blocks and selecting only the Class Diagram, Sequence Diagram, and Structure Diagram check boxes.

To apply capabilities to an individual UML model:

Procedure

  1. In the Project Explorer view, select a model.
  2. In the Properties view, go to the Capabilities tab.
  3. Select the Customize UI visibility for this model by selecting capabilities below check box.
  4. Select the check boxes next to the capabilities that you want to enable for the selected model.

Results

Note: The Palette is always refreshed for the diagram that is open in the diagram editor. When you change the UML element building blocks for a model, it might appear that the Palette does not refresh. To verify that the Palette is current, open the groups within the Palette. For example, if you disable the UML Class building block, Class is removed from the Palette and Signal is displayed in its place. When you re-enable the UML Class building block, Signal is still displayed in the Palette, but you can open the group to see Class in the list of available items.

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