

#Enterprise architecture sequence diagram windows
This overrides the font size set in the MS Windows 'Font' dialog. This feature is particularly useful for non-English character sets.Ĭhanges take effect immediately after the 'Preferences' dialog is closed.Ĭlick on the drop-down arrow and select the font size of the caption bar text. The caption bar shows each element name immediately over its element in the diagram. Select the checkbox to automatically truncate the Lifelines for elements that have a defined lifecycle, by drawing an X after the last Message (that is, assume garbage collect rather than explicit delete).Ĭlick on the button to display the MS Windows 'Font' dialog, and define how the caption bar text (at the top of the Sequence diagram) is rendered. In this tutorial, we will start from a simple class diagram, and make use of a sequence diagram to model the dynamic method invocation related to a controller. Select the checkbox to set implicit Return Messages when none are explicitly drawn (recommended).ĭeselect the checkbox to use Return Messages only when they are explicitly created. If you just want to indicate that the message is processed a-synchronously, it is enough to use an.

(This option takes effect when a new element is added, an existing element is repositioned, or the diagram is closed and re-opened) The arrows should be slanted if you want to represent in your diagram that it takes time for the message to travel from A to B or vice-versa. This is only advisable if you are familiar with the requirement to use the Alt key.Ĭlick on the drop-down arrow and select the line width (in points, between 0 and 20) of the 'focus of control' rectangle (the body at the start and end of a Message, on the Lifeline). To avoid displaying the tool-tip, deselect the checkbox. If you do not hold down the Alt key the selected Message will move close to the next Message but will not go past it. The tool-tip is to remind you that to swap the Message positions, and thus re-order the Messages, you must hold down the Alt key. Select the checkbox to display a tool-tip when you attempt to move one Message above or below another. Select the checkbox to set the default concurrency for Sequence Messages to Asynchronous.ĭeselect the checkbox to set the default concurrency to Synchronous.Įnable tooltips when re-ordering messages Following the sequence of architectural production - from design to fabrication and construction up to the operation of buildings - the book discusses the. Select the checkbox to automatically render new Messages passing from right to left as Return Messages. Select the checkbox to display sequence numbers against the Sequence Messages on the diagrams. Or if you have a file open already, click File. Select the checkbox to set the default orientation of your Sequence diagrams to landscape. Drag shapes from the stencil onto the drawing canvas to build the diagram.
