Navigating Between Diagrams

In the UML suite, the components in one diagram are often related to the components in another; for example, an actor in a UCD is a class in a CD. This relationship has two consequences for your work in the UML suite:

How to navigate between diagrams

ÿ To navigate between diagrams:

Navigation options

Navigation paths

option	Operation
Make decomposition	Create a diagram of the same type; the current diagram is closed.
Load diagram	Open a diagram of the same type; the current diagram is closed.
Create diagram	Create a diagram of a different type.
Start editor	Open a diagram of a different type.

This table shows the default navigation paths provided for each diagram object. You can customize these paths, as described in Customizing Navigation in The UML Suite Customization Guide.


Diagram	Selected Object	Selected Item	Navigation Paths TO
AD	Object in State	Object	CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, object_name AD or SD qualified by object_name STD named object_name:top
	Signal Receipt		AD or STD named event_name, qualified by the class that qualifies the original AD
	Transition		AD or STD named event_name, qualified by the qualifier of the original AD
CD (cad)	Class	Class name	CD named class_name AD, COD, or SD qualified by class_name CPD or DPD containing component named class_name or STD named class_name:top
		Type	CD named class_name AD, COD, or SD qualified by type CPD or DPD containing component named type STD named type:top
COD	Instance	Type	CD named type_name
CPD	Component		CD named component_name
	Interface		CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, interface_name
DPD	Component		CD named component_name
	Component instance	Type	CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, named type_name
	Interface		CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, interface_name
	Node		CD named node_name
	Node instance	Type	CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, named type_name
	Object	Type	CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, type_name
	Active object	Type	CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, type_name
SD (etd)	Object Active object	Type	CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, type_name AD or SD qualified by type_name or by the same qualifier as the current SD STD named type_name:top
STD	Class		CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, class_name
	State		AD or STD named std_name:state_name
	State with Actions	Action	AD or STD named std_name:action_name
	Transition		AD or STD named std_name:transition_name
UCD	Actor		CD that is named, or contains a class that is named, actor_name UCD that is named, or contains an actor that is named, actor_name
	Initiator		SD that contains an object or active object whose type matches the name of the initiator
	Use Case		AD, COD, or SD qualified by use_case_name UCD named use_case_name

Generated diagram names

When navigation creates a diagram, the UML suite generates the diagram name based on the name of the component from which you are navigating.

The generated diagram remains linked to the component from which it was created. If you change the name of the component in the original diagram, the UML suite changes the name of the generated diagram (or package).

Packages you can navigate to

The Package column in the Select Operation dialog box displays the name of the package in which the create or open action will take place.

If the item you are navigating from is already defined in that package, an asterisk is placed in front of the package name.

When selecting an open or create operation, you can determine in which package the operation will be carried out by checking the value of the package field:


Asterisk	package	Situation
yes	current package_name	The item is defined in the current package. The operation will be carried out in this package.
yes	other package_name	The item is defined in another package. The operation will be carried out in the other package.
no	current package_name	Either of the following: The item is not defined anywhere. For example, you have created a class without a CDM or properties. The class is defined in another package and referenced in this package. In both cases, the operation will be carried out in this package.
no	other package_name	The item is defined in the current package but is referenced in another package. The operation will be carried out in the other package.