♦An object. Shortcut becomes an object in the generated model, thus it is a new object that looses through generation all links that existed in the target model
♦A shortcut. Shortcut is generated as a shortcut in the generated model, thus it preserves the link to its target model through generation process
For more information on shortcut generation, see section Generating shortcuts.
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1Select Model→Shortcuts. The list of shortcuts appears.
2Select a shortcut in the list.
3Click the Generation column and select Shortcut or Object from the dropdown listbox.
The type of generation appears in the Generation column.
4Click OK.
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You can delete a shortcut from the list of shortcuts.
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1Select Model→Shortcuts. The list of shortcuts appears.
2Select a shortcut in the list.
3Select the Delete tool.
4Click OK.
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You can display a list of all the target models used in the current referencing model or package.
The list of target models lets you:
♦Consult the list of target models related to the current model and display their name, code and type. This can be the target model of a shortcut, of a replication, or the target model of an intermodel generation
♦Display the property sheet of the target model and modify the properties of the target model
♦Check the status of each target model (opened, closed, or unresolved) and open closed target models. It also indicates the path of the file in which the target model is saved
♦Change the target model
♦Delete all the shortcuts or replications related to a target model
Unresolved status A target model can have an Unresolved status when it cannot be opened because the file no longer exists or it contains another model for example.
In this case you have to change the target model of the shortcut.
For more information on how to change the target model of a shortcut, see section Changing the target model of a shortcut.
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♦ Select Model→Target Models.
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The List of Target Models appears.
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You can use the list of target models to open a model.
If a target model cannot be opened, you can select another target model from a selection list.
For more information on changing the target model of a shortcut, see section Changing the target model of a shortcut.
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1Select Model→Target Models. The List of Target Models appears.
2Select a model with the Closed status.
3Click the Open Model tool.
The model opens in the current workspace.
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You can also open a closed target model by selecting the Properties tool. A message warns you that the model is closed, and asks you if you want to open it. Click OK to open the model in the current workspace.
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You can change the target model of a shortcut using the list of target models.
Example
You can have a target model called Project.pdm for which you create
shortcuts in the referencing model called Goals.pdm.
Then you create a copy of the referencing model Goals.pdm that you call
Goals_copy.pdm and in which you keep on working.
The Change Target Model feature allows you to select the model which will
contain the target objects of your shortcuts (Goals.pdm or Goals_copy.pdm).
When selecting a new target model, the following rules must be observed:
♦ The new model must be already created
♦ The new model must be of the same type as the previous one
♦ The new model cannot be an imported file like a Rational Rose model
for example
♦ Target models of internal shortcuts cannot be changed
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target objects are automatically updated with the shortcuts.
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You can either delete the shortcut because the target object no longer exists,
or redefine the target object because it has changed location.
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target objects will be updated the next time you open the target model and the
shortcuts have a Closed status.
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You cannot use the Undo feature to cancel a Change Target Model action.
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1Select Model→Target Models. The List of Target Models appears.
2Select a model and click the Change Target Model tool.
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Select a model and click the File Name column.
A standard open dialog box appears. You can only select models of the same type.
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3Browse to the directory that contains the target model to select.
4Click OK.
The properties of the new target model appear in the list.
5Click OK to close the list of target models.
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You can use the list of target models to delete all the shortcuts of a target model.
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1Select Model→Target Models. The List of Target Models appears.
2Select a target model in the list.
3Click the Delete tool.
A message warns you that all the shortcuts related to the target model will be deleted during this operation.
4Confirm the deletion of the target from the list and of all the related shortcuts.
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You can delete a shortcut in the diagram window, from the Browser tree view, or from the list of shortcuts.
For more information on deleting a shortcut from the list of shortcut, see section Deleting a shortcut from the list of shortcuts.
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1 Select the shortcut symbol.
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2Press the DELETE key.
The shortcut is deleted without confirmation message.
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1Select a shortcut node in the corresponding object category.
2Press the DELETE key.
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Prerequisite in the shortcut property sheet
Prerequisite in the
Target Model Page
You can generate shortcuts through the Target Models page located in the PRGHO W\SH Generation Options dialog box. This page also allows you to
generate replications.
For more information on the generation of replications, see section Generating replications in chapter Managing Object Replications.
An external shortcut depends on a target object in a different model. Shortcuts allow you to share objects between different models.
By default, when you generate models into other types of models, shortcuts are generated as objects but you can choose to preserve the link between an external shortcut and its target model through generation and generate it as shortcut.
Before you generate new models, you have to do the following in the property sheet of each shortcut you want to generate as shortcut in the new model:
♦Verify that the Generate check box is selected in order to include the shortcut in the generation process
♦Select Shortcut in the dropdown listbox beside the Generated As zone to generate shortcut as shortcut in the new model
These properties can also be selected from the List of Shortcuts, which allows you to perform a multiple selection.
For more information on how to use the List of Shortcut, see section Using the list of shortcuts.
Through the Target Models page located in the PRGHO W\SH Generation Options dialog box, you also have to select generated models in order to retrieve the corresponding target objects of external shortcuts. External shortcuts can then be correctly linked to target objects in the correct target model.
The Target Models page displays the following columns:
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List (non modifiable) of all target models of the current
model that contain at least one shortcut generated as shortcut
Generated Models
List of generated models, which is only available when target
models are opened. You can select the model that will be
used as a target for the generated shortcut
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The following example shows the generation of a PDM from an OOM:
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Here is the proper sequence of events for external shortcuts generation:
♦OOM 1 is the target model of a shortcut in OOM 2
♦OOM 1 is generated to PDM 1
♦OOM 2 is prepared for generation to PDM 2 by associating appropriate properties and parameters in both the shortcut property sheet and the Target Models page:
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♦The external shortcut in PDM 2 is correctly generated with a link to its target object in PDM 1
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1 Select Tools→Generate PRGHO W\SH.
The Generation Options dialog box appears.
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2Click the Target Models tab.
It displays the list of target models of the current model together with the list of generated models if any.
3Verify the list of generated models for each shortcut you want to generate as shortcut or proceed to the appropriate changes.
