Adding a new column to the table layout

You can add a new column to your table layout.

About this task

Note:
  • A table row represents one model element.
  • A table column represents a particular attribute of that model element.

Procedure

  1. Open the Features window for a table layout, and on the Columns tab, click the New button New button.
  2. For the column, select a Type, Property, and enter a Column name (if necessary) from the corresponding menus for your query purpose:
    • The General Attribute type might use one of the following properties to define it:
      • Name displays the name of an element.
      • Owner displays the owner of an element.
      • Description displays the description for an element (if there the description has been entered).
      • Element type displays the element type of an element.
      • For an extended table layout only: Stereotypes displays the list of applied stereotypes for the element on the specified line (of the table).
    • The Relation Attribute (From) type might use one of the following properties to define where a relation is connected from.
      • From element displays from which element the relation is connected.
      • Via port displays from which port a relation is connected.
      • Port provided interface displays the name of the port provided interface.
      • Port required interface displays the name of the port required interface.
      • Provided interface operations displays the names of the provided interface operations.
      • Required interface operations displays the names of the required interface operations.
      • For an extended table layout only: The From element (All) has the same functionality as the From Element column type with the extension of adding lines to the table with only the From Element column populated with elements based on the metaclasses selected in the From Element Types tab and that are in the defined scope (which is defined in the corresponding extended table view).
      • For an extended table layout only based on a link relation: The From port (All) has the same functionality as the From Port column type with the extension of adding lines to the table with only the From Port column populated with elements based on the metaclasses selected in the From Element Types tab and that are in the defined scope (which is defined in the extended table view).
    • The Relation Attribute (To) type might use one of the following properties to define where a relation is connected to.
      • To element displays to which element the relation is related.
      • Via port displays to which port a relation is connected.
      • Port provided interface displays the name of the port provided interface.
      • Port required interface displays the name of the port required interface.
      • Provided interface operations displays the names of the provided interface operations.
      • Required interface operations displays the names of the required interface operations.
    • The Requirement Attribute type might have either an ID or Specification property.
    • The Flow Attribute type might have only Item Flows as its property.
    • The Tag type has the <<Select>> property. Click it to open the Select Tag window in which you can identify the information for the tag. Click OK.
    • For an extended table layout only: With the Tag (Edit) type, you have the ability of inline editing of tags of the type "string" inside the table or to modify their value using the Features window for all types. When a cell represents a tag that does not exist for an element on that line, double-click the cell to create the tag and open its Features window so that you can set the initial value. This type also has the <<Select>> property. Click it to open the Select Tag window in which you can identify the information for the tag. Click OK.
  3. Click the New button New button to add each column for your table. Use the Move Item Up and Move Item Down buttons Move Item Up and Move Item Down buttons to arrange the order of the columns in your table layout.
  4. Optional: To remove a column from the layout, select it on the Columns tab and click the Delete button Delete button.
  5. When you have completed your design layout, click OK.

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