Creating flows

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

  1. On the Diagram Tools, click the Flow button Flow button, or choose Edit > Add New > Relations > Flow.
    Note: Add New > Relations 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.
  2. In the diagram, click near the first object to anchor the flow.
  3. Click to place the end of the flow.
  4. 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.

Browser showing flows and item flows

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