Creating Diagrams

Diagram names

Object names, including diagram names, have a maximum length of 80 characters and can include any alphanumeric character. Telelogic AB recommends that you choose names that conform to the operating system's rules for file names, because object names are often used as file names.

Project hierarchy

You create a diagram at the package level. Before you can create a diagram, you must have a project hierarchy: a project, configuration version, phase version, and package version.

Ways to create diagrams

You can create diagrams in a variety of ways.


Method	Purpose	See
Diagram wizard	The wizard provides an easy way to create a project hierarchy, or part of a project hierarchy, and a diagram at the same time.	How to use the diagram wizard
Browser	From package level in the Browser, you can create any type of diagram you need.	How to create a diagram from the Browser
Diagram editor	From a diagram editor, you can create a new diagram of the same type as the one currently displayed.	How to create a diagram from a diagram editor
Navigation	From a diagram component, you create the diagrams you need to further describe the component.	Navigating Between Diagrams

How to use the diagram wizard

ÿ To create a diagram using the diagram wizard:

At any level in the Browser, select Wizard | Create Diagram.
Enter the information requested by the wizard. If you have any questions, select Help.
After entering all of the information, select Finish to create the diagram and any necessary parts of the project hierarchy.

How to create a diagram from the Browser

ÿ To create a diagram from the Browser:

Move to package level.
Select File | New .
From the submenu, click the type of diagram that you want to create.
In the New Diagram dialog box, enter a name for the new diagram. If you are creating an AD, COD, SD, or STD, also enter a qualifier for the new diagram.
Select Edit or OK.
- Edit creates the new diagram and opens an editor for it.
- OK creates the new diagram.

How to create a diagram from a diagram editor

ÿ To create a diagram of the same type as the diagram editor:

In the diagram editor, select File | Open By Name.
In the Open By Name dialog box, type a name for the new diagram and click OK.
The UML suite closes the current diagram, creates a new diagram of the same type, and displays the new diagram in the diagram editor.