Get information about object symbols and connections

To change the set of assigned connections, you need knowledge of how to connect object symbols and object types. To get detailed information, use the views available on the Information pages.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. The Configuration Configuration view is shown.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Model types.

  4. Click the entry that you want to change. You cannot modify entries of the Default (not configurable) type. Use the Filter filter to find a list entry.

  5. Click Information and use one of the views to find the relevant information.

    1. If you want to know which symbols you can connect with a connection type, focus a connection and click Connections with source and target.

    2. Selected items Select the connection type. Use the Filter filter to find a list entry. All source objects and target objects that you can connect using this as a the connection type are listed.

    3. If you want to know which connections to use to connect target symbols, focus a source symbol and click Symbols with outgoing connections.

    4. Selected items Select the source symbol. All related connections that can point out from the selected symbol are displayed.

    5. Selected items Select a connection type to see the related target symbols. In this case, the active names are shown because the connection points from the source to the target. The name of a connection type is always used as the active name.

    6. If you want to know which connections to use to connect source symbols, focus a target symbol and click Symbols with incoming connections.

    7. Selected items Select the target symbol. All related connections that can point to the selected symbol are displayed.

    8. Selected items Select a connection type to see the related source symbols. In this case, the passive names are shown because the connection points from the target to the source.

The results are not displayed permanently. Make sure to take a screen shot of the screens. This will help you to change the set of provided connection types.