Creating hyperlinks in the Rational Rhapsody browser

You can create hyperlinks inside the description of an element, or with the Rational® Rhapsody® browser.

Procedure

  1. Right-click the element to which you want to add the hyperlink and select Add New > Relations > Hyperlink.
    The product creates a hyperlink in the browser.
    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. Open the Features window for the new hyperlink.
  3. Specify the hyperlink display text in the Text to display group.
  4. Specify the hyperlink target in the Link target group by typing the path, using the list, or using the navigation window.
  5. Optional: Specify a stereotype or description.
  6. Click OK.

Results

The hyperlink is added to the Hyperlinks category under the owner element.

Browser showing hyperlinks

To improve readability, there are different icons for the different targets, such as the following targets:

You can drag-and-drop hyperlinks from the Hyperlinks category of one element to that of another. Similarly, you can copy hyperlinks from the Hyperlinks category of one element to that of another by dragging-and-dropping and pressing Ctrl, or using the Copy and Paste shortcuts.


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