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Hyperlinking Diagrams

Select Hyperlinks from the diagram context menu to create, view, remove, and browse hyperlinks.

Use the following techniques to create a hyperlink:

  1. Create a hyperlink to an existing diagram or element
  2. Сreate a hyperlink to a new diagram
  3. Сreate a hyperlink to an external URL or file
  4. Browse hyperlinks
  5. Remove a hyperlink

To create a hyperlink to an existing diagram or element:

  1. Open an existing diagram or create a new diagram from which to create the hyperlink.
  2. Select the element that you want to link to another diagram or element.
  3. To link the entire diagram, click the diagram background to deselect all elements.
    Note: Do not select the actual namespace in the Model View
    to create a hyperlink. Rather, expand the namespace node, and select the desired diagram.
  4. Right-click and choose HyperlinksEdit. The Edit Hyperlinks dialog window (Selection Manager) opens.
  5. Select the Model Elements tab to view the pane containing a tree view of the available project contents in the Solution.
  6. Select the desired diagram or element from the list, and click Add.
  7. For element selection, expand diagram nodes in the Model Elements tab.
  8. To remove an element from the selected list, select the element and click Remove.
  9. Click OK to close the dialog box and create the link.

To create a hyperlink to a new diagram:

  1. Open a diagram in the Diagram View, or select it in the Model View.
  2. On the context menu, choose HyperlinksTo New Diagram.
  3. In the Add New Diagram dialog box, select the diagram type, enter the diagram name and click OK.

To create a hyperlink to an external URL or file:

  1. Open an existing diagram or create a new diagram from which to create the hyperlink.
  2. Select the element that you wish to link to the external document. To link the entire diagram, click the diagram background to deselect all elements.
  3. Right-click and choose HyperlinksEdit. The Edit Hyperlinks dialog box opens.
  4. Select the External Documents tab to view the Recently used Documents list which contains a list of previously selected files or URLs.
  5. To add a file to the Recently used Documents list:
    1. Click Browse. The Open file dialog box opens.
    2. Navigate to the desired file and click Open.
  6. To add a URL to the Recently used Documents list:
    1. Click URL.
    2. In the dialog box that opens, enter the appropriate URL and click OK.
      Tip: You can create a hyperlink to an external document by entering a relative URL path.
  7. To remove an element from the selected list, select the element and click Remove.
  8. To clear the Recently used Documents list, click Clear.
    Note: Items added to the Recently used Documents list are not specific to a single project or project group
    .
  9. Click OK to close the dialog box and create the link.

To browse hyperlinks:

  1. To view hyperlinks to a diagram, element or external document, right-click on the diagram background or element, and choose Hyperlinks from the context menu. All hyperlinks created appear under the Hyperlinks submenu. On a diagram, all names of diagram elements that are hyperlinked are displayed in blue font. When you select a link from the submenu, the respective element appears selected in the Diagram View.
  2. Once you have defined hyperlinks for a selected diagram or element, use the context menus to browse to the linked resources.
    Note: Browsing to a linked diagram opens it in the Diagram View
    or makes it the current diagram if already open. Browsing to a linked element causes its parent diagram to open or become current, and the diagram scrolls to the linked element and selects it.

To remove a hyperlink:

  1. Open the diagram that displays the link you want to remove.
  2. Choose HyperlinksEdit from the diagram or element context menu. The Edit Hyperlinks dialog box opens.
  3. In the selected list on the right of the dialog, click the hyperlink that you wish to remove.
  4. Click Remove.
  5. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Note: To remove a hyperlink from a specific element, select the element first. Then choose Hyperlinks->Edit
on the context menu.

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