Diagram Info Shape
VP’s products allow you to add Diagram Info Shape to any diagram so as to add useful information about the diagram. The information that is displayed in a Diagram Info Shape is linked with the diagram specification. You are also allowed to add more items to the shape to add more useful information for the diagram.
This document will show you how to add a Diagram Info Shape to your existing diagram as well as adding more items into it.
Creating Diagram Info Shapes
Create a new use case diagram and draw the following diagram.
Right-click on the blank area of the diagram and select
Add Shape → Diagram Info Shape from the pop-up menu.
The diagram info shape will be added to the diagram.
By default, there are 2 items provided in the diagram info shape table:
Now, right-click on the blank region of diagram and select
Open Specification... from the pop-up menu. A
Use Case Specification dialog box will be displayed.
Type in the information at the
Documentation input area. Click on the
OK button to close the dialog box.
The diagram info shape will be updated automatically.
Adding new items
Right-click on the diagram info shape, select
Add Item from the pop-up menu. A new row will be created.
Type in the newly added item (for example Date) and the information (for example 26 September 2005) in the new row. You can add as many new items as needed.
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