Applying Sequence Diagram Filters
Graphical User Interface
To select the type of graphical element to skip over:
1.
In the UML/SD Viewer toolbar, click the button.
2.
Select the graphical elements that will stop the Step command. Clear the
elements that are to be ignored.
To step to the next selected element:
1. Click
the
Step button in the UML/SD Viewer toolbar.
To skip to the end of execution:
1. Click
the
Continue button in the UML/SD Viewer toolbar. This will
immediately display the rest of the UML sequence diagram.
To restart the Step-by-Step display:
1. Click
the
Restart button in the UML/SD toolbar.
To de-activate Step-by-Step mode
1. From
the
UML/SD Viewer menu, select Display Mode and All.
Applying Sequence Diagram Filters
Filters allow you to streamline a sequence diagram by filtering out specific event
types. Use the Viewer's Filter List dialog box to specify how events are to be detected
and filtered.
The export and import facilities are useful if you want to share and re-use filters
between Projects and users.
To access the Filter List:
1. From
the
UML/SD Viewer menu, select Filters or click the Filter button in the
UML/SD Viewer toolbar.
To create a new filter:
1. Click
the
New button
2.
Create the new filter with the Event Editor.
To modify an existing filter:
1.
Select the filter that you want to change.
2. Click
the
Edit button.
3.
Modify the filter with the Event Editor.
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