Model (dictionary item)

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For automation interface information about a Model (Project through the automation interface), see Project (automation interface).

Models are used for storing information in a database. A model allows you to perform the following tasks:

• Specify access permissions that may determine which users can open the model. For more information, see Overview of model access permissions.

• Specify access permissions for the items it owns. For more information about model item access permissions, see Overview of model item access permissions.

• Provide configuration control to the items it owns. For more information about using Modeler with configuration management tools, see Overview of configuration management tool integration (CM tool integration).

When Modeler is integrated with a configuration management tool, a Model's symbol in the Packages and Relationships panes changes to indicate its status.

When under configuration control, a Model icon can include a lock, pencil, outgoing arrow and incoming arrow:

means you do not have write access to the Model.

means you do have write access to the Model.

means the Model is under configuration control and is checked out by you to the Modeler model.

means the Model is under configuration control and is not checked out by you.

A Model icon can appear as follows:

• The Model is not under configuration control.

• You have write access to the Model.

• The Model is not under configuration control.

• You do not have write access to the Model.

• The Model is under configuration control.

• The Model is checked out by you to the Modeler Model.

• You have write access to the Model.

• The Model is under configuration control.

• The Model is checked out by another user to the Modeler Model.

• You have write access to the Model.

• The Model is under configuration control.

• The Model is not checked out by you to the Model.

• You do not have write access to the Model. Note that a check in operation protects a Model, so that no users of the Model will have write access to the Model.

• The Model may be a stub.

• The Model is under configuration control.

• The Model is checked out by you to the Modeler Model.

• You do not have write access to the Model.

This symbol displayed to the left of a Model symbol indicates that the Model is shared in the CM tool.

Red check marks and crosses appear on the Model symbol only if you are a valid and licensed user of the integrated configuration management tool.

The following sections provide information about a model.

Properties

A model has these properties:

• Access Permissions (not accessible through the automation interface)

• Attribute Order

• Default Presentation (Diagram Default Presentation through the automation interface)

• Description

• Enable Change Tracking (Change Tracking Enabled and Change Tracking Mode through the automation interface)

• Language

• Name

• Operation Order

• Packages Order

• Project Type

• Protected

• Public Read (not accessible through the automation interface)

• Public Write (not accessible through the automation interface)

• Reference

• Type

• Type Definition Order (not accessible through the automation interface)

• Version

To view the properties of a model, select the model icon in either the Relationships pane or Packages pane.

Owned by

The repository.

Owns

Communication Diagram

Composite Structure Diagram

Dependency —The Dependency is owned jointly by the Model and the other associated item. The access permissions you have to a Dependency are determined by the access permissions of the dependent item.

General Graphics Diagram

Interface Device Type

Point to Point Connection Type

System Architecture Diagram

Table

Table Relationships Diagram

Defined in these parts of the model

Not applicable.

Shown on these diagrams

Variant Diagram

Can be linked to these dictionary items

In addition to the items it can own, a Model can be linked to the following items.

Stereotype

If you use the Links Editor to link the Model to a Stereotype, the Stereotype is applied to the Model without making the Model the parent of the Stereotype.