Every static diagram toolbar includes a Flow tool, which
is drawn like a link. Static (or structural) diagrams include
object model diagrams, structure diagrams, use case diagrams, component
diagrams, and deployment diagrams.
Procedure
- On the Diagram Tools, click the Flow
button
, or choose . Note: is the default menu command structure in
IBM® Rational® Rhapsody®.
It can be changed by users. This topic assumes that all defaults are
in place.
- In the diagram, click near the first object
to anchor the flow.
- Click to place the end of the flow.
- In the edit box, type the element conveyed
by the flow, then press Enter.
Results
By default, a flow is displayed as a green,
dashed arrow with the keyword «flow» underneath it.
To suppress the «flow» keyword, open
the Display Options window and disable the <<flow>>
keyword check box. You can also control the display of
the <<flow>> keyword for new flows
by setting the <Static diagram>::Flow::flowKeyword Boolean
property.
The flows and item flows are both displayed
in the browser, as shown in the following figure.