Creating a stereotype to apply symbol font, colors, node style and flow style
This topic documents creating a Stereotype through the Packages pane. For information about using a Profile Diagram to create a Stereotype and specify valid model item types, see
Overview of profile diagrams.
To create a stereotype to apply symbol font, colors, node style and flow style:
1. If you have not created a profile Package, create a profile Package. For more information, see
Creating a profile Package.
2. Right-click the profile Package in which you want to create the Stereotype, and select > > > .
3. Name the Stereotype as required.
We recommend that you prefix the name with a prefix that is common to all Stereotypes used in the Profile.
If you want the display name of the Stereotype in Modeler to be different from its real name, on the General tab of the Stereotype's property pages, type the required display name in the Name Alias box.
4. Open the Stereotype's Property Pages, and then click the Items tab.
5. In the drop-down list box select Model Item Types, and then click the 
Link button.
Link button.6. In the middle or right pane, select the check boxes associated with valid model item types (the Stereotype can be applied only to items whose type is valid).
7. In the middle or right pane, clear the check boxes associated with invalid model item types.
8. Click OK.
9. Click the Style tab.
10. Click the Edit button.
11. Set the options as required, and then click OK.
For information about the options available on the Style Modification dialog, see
Style modification dialog - general tab.
12. If when you apply a Stereotype to an item and then add that item to a diagram, you want the Stereotype's style settings to be used automatically: click the Directly-Stereotyped Optionstab, and then select the Apply to New Symbols check box.
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