Showing Tagged Values on Diagram
A tagged value is a combination of a tag and a value that gives supplementary information to the model element it is attaching to. A tagged value can be used to add properties to any model elements and can be applied to a model element or a stereotype.
Besides defining tagged values, an option is provided to let you decide whether to make them visible on the diagram.
Defining a tagged value
Defining tagged values on a model
Right click on the
Class, select
Open Specification.
Switch to the Tagged Values Tab in the Class Specification dialog.
Press
Add button and select
Text.
Enter the Tag name and value, and press
OK to Exit
Defining tagged values on a stereotype
Right click on the
Class, select
Stereotype > Stereotypes....
Select
Edit Stereotypes in the
Stereotype tab of the
Class Specification dialog.
To create a new stereotype, press
Add button on the
Configure Stereotypes dialog.
To edit a stereotype, select a stereotype and press
Edit... button.
Switch to the Tagged Value Definitions tab in the Stereotype Specification dialog.
Press
Add button and select
Text Tag.
Enter the Tag name and value, and press
OK to Exit.
To apply the stereotype, press
> button to select the stereotype and press
OK to exit the
Class Specification dialog.
Showing the tagged value
Here is a class
Book with a stereotype
Author. You can see there are Tagged Values defined for both the stereotype and the class. By default, the tagged values will not appear on the diagram.
To show the tagged values. Right click on the diagram, select
Persentation Options > Show Tagged Values from the popup menu.
The Tagged Values are show on the diagram, inside the model shape.
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