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Creating, Deleting, and Copying Objects

Objects and Browser levels

This section describes how to create, open, view details of, and delete Browser objects. You work with different objects at each level of the Browser.

Browser Level Objects
Corporate Projects
Project Configurations
Configuration Packages Documents
Package Files (such as diagrams and external files)
Document Files (such as Document Structure Matrixes and File Sections) Note: The document level is used for document generation. For more information, see The UML Suite Document Generation Guide.

How to create an object

ÿ To create an object:

  1. Move to the appropriate level. For example, to create a project, move to the corporate level.
  2. Select File | New.
  3. From the New menu, select the type of object that you want to create. For example, to create a new project, select File | New | Project.

Naming conventions

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

How to open an object

ÿ To open an object:

  1. Move to the appropriate level. For example, to open a project, move to the corporate level.
  2. In the information area, select the object that you want to open.
  3. Use one of the following commands:

    Command Selected Object Is Project, Configuration, Phase, Or package Selected Object Is File
    File | Edit Unavailable Opens editor
    File | Open Opens the object, changing levels in the Browser and updating the context and information areas Opens editor
    File | Show Unavailable Opens editor, read-only access

Alternative

Double-click the object in the information area to use File | Open or File | Edit.

How to view object details

ÿ To display detailed information about an object:

  1. In the navigation or information area, select the object that you are interested in.
  2. Select File | Info.
  3. Click OK to close the Info window.

How to delete an object

ÿ To delete an object:

  1. Move to the appropriate level. For example, to delete a project, move to the corporate level.
  2. In the information area, select the object that you want to delete.
  3. Select File | Delete.
  4. Click OK in the Delete Warning message to delete the object.

How to copy objects

In the Browser, you can use drag-and-drop or the Copy, Cut, and Paste commands on the Edit menu to manipulate the following objects:

Before doing so, read Chapter 1, Copying, Moving, and Exporting in the UML suite in The UML Suite Project Management Guide.


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