Linking dictionary items

Working With Model Items and Diagrams > Working with model items > Basics > Linking dictionary items

Where applicable, you can create links between items in the dictionary. When dictionary items are linked, you can view the links in the Relationships pane, by expanding the dictionary item. Any links are shown in folders as shortcuts, so you cannot change the dictionary item as a link.

You can link dictionary items in the following ways.

If you add the Utilities Profile to a model, you can also create links between items through the Start Link and End Link commands. For more information see Linking items through the Utilities profile, or Overview of the Utilities profile package.

To link dictionary items using drag and drop:

1. In the appropriate pane, click the dictionary item that you want to link.

2. Drag the item you want to copy to the item you want to link to

The dictionary items are linked and you can see the hierarchical structure through the Relationships pane.

• If during a drag and drop operation you hover over a pane, that pane will get the focus.

• If during a drag and drop operation you hover over an expand symbol, the item will expand.

To link dictionary items using the Links Editor:

1. Right-click the dictionary item that you want to link, point to Links, and then click Dictionary Items. Modeler opens the Links Editor dialog.

2. In the Types list, select the type of the item you want to link.

3. In the left pane, select the appropriate folder, Package or diagram to display the required items.

If it takes too long to list the items, press the Escape key to abandon the operation. The items that had been loaded before pressing the Escape key are listed.

4. In the middle or right pane, select the check boxes associated with the items you want to link.

5. In the middle or right pane, clear the check boxes associated with the items you want to unlink.

6. Click OK.

You can use Tag Definitions to create links between items of types that are typically not permitted. For more information, see Overview of extending linking capabilites through stereotypes and tag definitions.