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Creating a new diagram

When a modeller tries to create a new diagram in a managed package, Model Expert will guide them to get it right.

Step Description See Also
Find the ‘Example 3 – a Managed package’ package in the example project
Create a diagram.

Follow the same process which modellers already use:

– right click on the package, and choose ‘Add Diagram’

The first thing most modellers do in a new package is to create a new diagram.

EA shows them them a list of diagram types they can create.

(Model Expert can’t stop EA from showing this dialog – sorry)

But it doesn’t matter what the user selects (unless they are using a Model-expert generated MDG). Your Reference Model will guide them

The modeller will then see a Model Expert dialog :

These are the diagram types which are defined in the Reference Model.

The description is the description of the diagram type.

  • If you specified some web help for the diagram type the modeller will see a button, which will take them to the URL specified.
  • If you specified an example diagram, the modeller will see a button which will show the diagram

Note that Model Expert is also helping them to get it right first-time, next time:

Choosing Specialize / Model Expert / New diagram / Basic process diagram will create the right diagram immediately.

Editing RM diagram properties
NOTE: If you specified a Template diagram, then Model Expert will copy the contents of this diagram – elements, notes, legend, swimlanes etc – into the new diagram. This provides the modeller with some initial structure and settings for their new diagram. Editing RM diagram properties
Adding elements to a managed diagram
The Guided Modelling experience
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