Changing the type of a flow port (SysML)
1. Locate the Flow Port whose type you want to change. You can use the Parts pane to see Flow Ports in context.
2. Right-click the Flow Port, and select > , Type (Redefinition Only) or Type (Top Level Definition):
◦ The Type command is available when the Flow Port is not a redefinition.
◦ The Type (Top Level Definition) command is available when the Flow Port is a redefinition. The command sets the type of the top-level Flow Port.
◦ The Type (Redefinition Only) command is available when the Flow Port is a redefinition.
If the Flow Port is a real redefinition, the command sets the type of the Flow Port. If the Flow Port is a virtual redefinition, the command sets the type of the Flow Port (the real redefinition) on which the virtual redefinition is based.
When changing the type of a redefinition, you cannot create a new type, and you can change the type only to a subtype of the current type.
Tell me more...3. To select an existing item to use as the type:
a. In the Options group, click the Existing Type option.
b. Select the item that you want to use as a type, and then click OK
Note that, in the Existing Type: pane, you can click the Find Items button to open the Add New Search Folder dialog where you can specify the Type and a subset or the full Name of the items that you want to find.
To create a new item to use as a type:
a. In the Options group, click the New Type option.
b. From the Type list, select the type of the item you want to create and use as a type.
c. In the Name box, type the name of the item that will be used as a type, and then click OK.