Drawing dependencies

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You can create more than one dependency between the same two elements. For example, if you create one dependency from element X to element Y, the default name of the dependency is Y. If you create a second dependency between the same two elements, the second dependency is named Y_0 by default.

Procedure

  1. Click the Dependency button Dependency button.
  2. Click the dependent object.
  3. Click the object on which it depends. This object also known as the provider.

Results

To rename a dependency, do one of the following actions:

  • Open the Features window for the dependency, and type the new name in the Name field.
  • In the browser, left-click the dependency whose name you want to change, and type the new name in the text box.
Note:

Beginning in release 8.3, an element can be the owner of a dependency between two other elements. Among other uses, this makes it possible to create a dependency from a read-only model element.

If you want to use this option, draw the dependency between the relevant elements and then drag the dependency to a new owner in the model browser. You will be asked if you want to change the source element, change the owner, or change both.

If you try drawing a dependency from a read-only element, the owner of the new dependency will be the next element up in the model hierarchy, for example, the package that owns the read-only element.