IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® supports
both internal hyperlinks, which point to Rational Rhapsody model
elements, and external hyperlinks, which point to a URL
or file.
About this task
In addition, you can:
- Use IBM Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge to
compare models to locate differences in diagrams and to merge models
that contain hyperlinks.
Note: You can edit a description
that uses hyperlinks or RTF format in Rational Rhapsody DiffMerge if
it is from the left or right side of the comparison, but you cannot
edit a description from a merge.
- Export hyperlinks using the Rational Rhapsody COM
API.
Note: You cannot create or modify hyperlinks using
the COM API.
- Report on hyperlinks using IBM Rational Rhapsody ReporterPLUS.
- Find references to hyperlinks using the Show References
feature.
You can create hyperlinks inside the description
of an element, or with the Rational Rhapsody browser.
A typical use for the Description tab
of the Features window is to enter a description for whatever Rational Rhapsody element
you currently have open. For example, if you have the Features window
open for a class, you can enter a detailed description for the class
on the Description tab. You can do the same
on the Description tab for an attribute, an
event, a package, and so on.
Note: Hyperlinks created
in the Description are not model elements and can not be viewed
in the browser nor accessed by the API.
Procedure
To create hyperlinks inside the description
of an element:
- Open the Features window for the element.
- On the Description tab,
right-click in the open field and select Hyperlink.
Note: If you want to replace pre‑existing text
with a hyperlink, select the text before right-clicking.
- On the Hyperlink window,
specify the hyperlink text and target.
- Click OK.
The hyperlink is displayed on the Description tab
as blue, underlined text. This type of hyperlink is not displayed
in the browser.