Telelogic Tau 3.5

User's Manual

Part 4:   Chapter 37-- 40

Table of Contents 

37. Using the ORCA Diagram Editors      1341

• General      1342
• Diagrams and Pages      1342
• The Editor User Interface and Basic Operations      1343
• The Editor User Interface      1343
• The Editor Drawing Area      1346
• Keyboard Accelerators      1349
• Quick-Buttons      1350
• Scrolling and Scaling      1351
• Lock Files and Read-Only Mode      1351
• Symbol Menu      1352
• About Symbols and Lines      1354
• Symbols      1354
• Common Symbol      1355
• OM Symbols and Lines      1356
• SC Symbols and Lines      1360
• HMSC Symbols and Lines      1363
• MSC Symbols and Lines      1366
• Line Attribute Objects      1369
• Editing Text      1373
• General      1373
• Text Window      1374
• Programmable Function Keys (UNIX only)      1376
• Changing Fonts on Text Objects      1377
• Menu Bars      1381
• File Menu      1381
• Edit Menu      1382
• View Menu      1387
• Pages Menu      1390
• Diagrams Menu      1394
• Window Menu      1395
• Tools Menu      1397
• File Menu of the Text Window      1400
• OM Editor Specific Information      1401
• Browse & Edit Class Dialog      1401
• Line Details Window      1406
• Symbol Details Window      1411
• SC Editor Specific Information      1412
• Converting State Charts to SDL      1412
• MSC Editor Specific Information      1419
• Pasting in MSC Diagrams      1419
• Adding Symbols      1420
• Displaying and Modifying Status      1423
• Displaying Information About the Selected MSC Object      1424
• Instance Ruler      1426
• Tracing a Simulation in a Message Sequence Chart      1427
• Syntax Summary      1433
• Object Model Syntax      1433
• State Chart Syntax      1437
• HMSC Syntax      1441
• MSC Syntax      1444
• Literature References      1447
• Object Model Literature References      1447
• State Chart Literature References      1447
• MSC`96 Literature References      1448
• UML Literature References      1448

38. Editing MSC Diagrams      1449

• General      1450
• Editing Functions      1450
• Tracing a Simulation      1450
• Validating a System      1450
• Supported MSC Formats      1451
• Compliance with ITU Z.120      1451
• MSC Diagrams      1451
• Pagination      1451
• Syntax Rules at Editing Time      1452
• Basic Operations      1452
• Starting the MSC Editor      1452
• Exiting the MSC Editor      1455
• Managing MSCs      1456
• Creating an MSC      1456
• Renaming an MSC      1456
• Opening an MSC      1457
• Saving an MSC      1457
• Saving a Copy of an MSC      1458
• Displaying an Opened MSC      1458
• Rearranging an MSC      1459
• Resizing an MSC      1459
• Changing the Spacing      1459
• Managing Windows      1460
• Opening and Closing Windows      1460
• Hiding and Showing Parts of the Window      1460
• Selecting Objects      1461
• Selecting an Object That Has Associated Objects      1461
• Extending, Reducing or Cancelling a Selection      1461
• Requesting Detailed Information on an Object      1461
• Adding and Removing Objects      1462
• Adding and Placing Symbols      1462
• Adjusting Objects to the Grid      1462
• Inserting Space for Events      1463
• Inserting Space for Events Automatically      1463
• Removing Space between Events      1463
• Removing Objects      1464
• Adding a Text Symbol      1464
• Adding a Comment Symbol      1464
• Adding an Instance Head Symbol      1465
• Adding an Instance End Symbol      1466
• Adding a Stop Symbol      1467
• Drawing a Message      1467
• Drawing a Message-to-self      1469
• Adding a Condition, MSC Reference or Inline Expression Symbol      1469
• Drawing a Timer      1471
• Adding an Action Symbol      1474
• Drawing a Process Create      1475
• Adding a Coregion Symbol      1475
• Collapsing and Decomposing Diagrams      1476
• Collapsing a Diagram      1476
• Decomposing a Diagram      1476
• Moving Objects      1477
• Moving a Text Symbol      1477
• Moving a Comment Symbol      1477
• Moving an Instance Head Symbol      1478
• Moving an Instance End Symbol and a Stop Symbol      1479
• Moving an Instance Axis      1480
• Moving a Message      1481
• Moving a Message-to-self      1481
• Moving a Condition or MSC Reference      1482
• Moving an Inline Expression Symbol      1482
• Moving a Timer      1482
• Moving an Action Symbol      1482
• Moving a Process Create      1482
• Moving a Coregion Symbol      1483
• Reconnecting Objects      1483
• Reconnecting a Comment Symbol      1483
• Reconnecting a Message      1484
• Reconnecting a Message-to-self      1484
• Redirecting a Message      1484
• Reconnecting a Condition or MSC Reference Symbol      1485
• Reconnecting a Process Create      1485
• Resizing Objects      1485
• Resizing a Text or Comment Symbol      1485
• Printing Objects      1486

39. The UML2SDL Utility      1487

• Setting Up the UML2SDL Utility      1488
• Converting UML Diagrams      1488
• The UML To SDL Menu      1488
• Transformation Options      1489
• Transformation Rules      1490
• General      1490
• Classes      1490
• Relations      1492
• A Small Example      1495
• Model Relationships      1495
• The Analysis Model      1495
• The Design Model      1498
• Summary      1499

40. Using the SDL Editor      1501

• General      1502
• Editor Information      1502
• SDL Diagrams      1502
• SDL Pages      1506
• Tracing Simulations (Graphical Trace)      1509
• Setting Breakpoints in Simulations      1509
• Compliance with ITU Z.100      1510
• Syntax Rules when Editing      1510
• Identical Symbols -- Different Syntax      1511
• SDL Grammar Help      1511
• Signal Dictionary Support      1512
• The SDL Editor User Interface and Basic Operations      1512
• The SDL Editor User Interface      1512
• Drawing Area      1515
• Keyboard Accelerators      1519
• Quick-Buttons      1519
• Scrolling and Scaling      1520
• Symbol Menu      1521
• Working with Diagrams      1525
• Creating a Diagram      1525
• Including a Diagram      1530
• Opening a Diagram      1531
• Saving a Diagram      1534
• Saving a Copy of an SDL Diagram      1535
• Closing a Diagram      1535
• Printing a Diagram      1536
• Displaying an Opened Diagram      1536
• Reorganizing a Diagram      1536
• Transforming the Type of a Diagram      1537
• About Symbols and Lines      1540
• The Additional Heading Symbol      1540
• The Package Reference Symbol      1541
• Other SDL Symbols      1541
• Reference Symbols      1549
• Instantiation Symbols      1549
• Dashed Reference Symbols      1550
• Lines      1550
• Textual Objects      1554
• Graphical Connection Points      1556
• Change Bars      1556
• Working with Symbols      1557
• Working with Diagram Reference Symbols      1557
• Working with Diagram Instantiation Symbols      1557
• Working with Dashed Symbols      1558
• Selecting Symbols      1558
• Adding Symbols      1562
• Inserting a Symbol into a Flow Branch      1567
• Navigating in Flow Diagrams      1569
• Navigating from Symbols      1570
• Cutting, Copying and Pasting Symbols      1571
• Moving Symbols      1573
• Resizing Symbols      1575
• Mirror Flipping Symbols      1578
• Adjusting Symbols to the Grid      1579
• Editing the Diagram Kernel Heading      1579
• Renaming a Diagram Reference Symbol      1584
• Removing Symbols      1585
• Printing Symbols      1586
• Working with Lines      1586
• Selecting Lines      1587
• Drawing Lines      1588
• Re-Routing and Reshaping Lines      1590
• Redirecting and Bidirecting Lines      1594
• Adjusting Lines to the Grid      1596
• Working with Pages      1596
• Ordering Pages      1597
• Naming Pages      1597
• Adding a Page      1598
• Designating the Page to Open      1599
• Renaming a Page      1600
• Clearing (Deleting) a Page      1601
• Pasting a Page      1601
• Transferring to a Page      1602
• Printing a Page      1603
• Resizing a Page      1603
• Working with Windows      1603
• Opening and Closing Windows      1604
• Hiding and Showing Parts of the SDL Editor Window      1604
• Editing Text      1605
• General      1605
• Editing in the Drawing Area and Text Window      1605
• Text Window      1606
• Basic Text Editing Functions      1607
• Searching and Replacing Text      1607
• Editing Text by Using an External Text Editor      1609
• Importing / Exporting Text      1609
• Copying, Cutting and Pasting Text      1610
• Programmable Function Keys (UNIX only)      1610
• Changing Fonts on Text Objects      1611
• Grammar Help and Signal Dictionary      1615
• General      1615
• Keyboard Accelerators      1615
• Using Grammar Help      1616
• Using the Signal Dictionary      1627
• Menu Bars      1648
• Edit Menu      1648
• View Menu      1654
• Pages Menu      1658
• Diagrams Menu      1659
• Window Menu      1660
• Tools Menu      1662
• The File Menu of the Text Window      1665
• Menu Bar in Grammar Help Window and Signal Dictionary Window      1666
• Page Editing Functions      1670
• The Page List      1670
• Edit      1670
• Cut      1670
• Copy      1671
• Paste      1671
• Clear      1671
• Add      1672
• Rename      1672
• The Autonumbered Option      1672
• The Open This Page First Option      1672
• Comparing Diagrams      1673
• Specifying the Diagram to Compare With      1673
• Selecting the Report Type      1674
• Differences That Will Be Reported      1676
• Difference Groups      1677
• Color and the Current Difference Group      1677
• GR to PR Conversion      1678
• Mapping between GR and PR      1678
• Error and Warning Message      1680

A. Symbols and Lines -- Quick Reference      1681

• Symbols and Lines in HMSC Diagrams      1682
• Symbols in HMSC Diagrams      1682
• Lines in HMSC Diagrams      1682
• Symbols and Lines in MSC Diagrams      1683
• Symbols in MSC Diagrams      1683
• Lines in MSC Diagrams      1684
• Symbols and Lines in OM Diagrams      1685
• Symbols in OM Diagrams      1685
• Lines in OM Diagrams      1685
• Symbols and Lines in SC Diagrams      1686
• Symbols in SC Diagrams      1686
• Lines in SC Diagrams      1686
• Symbols and Lines in SDL Diagrams      1687
• Symbols in SDL Structure Diagrams      1687
• Symbols in SDL Behavior Diagrams 1(2)      1688
• Symbols in SDL Behavior Diagrams 2(2)      1689
• Lines in Both SDL Structure and Behavior Diagrams      1690
• Lines in SDL Structure Diagrams Only      1690
• Line in SDL Behavior Diagrams Only      1690