Show and Edit a Diagram of a Model Type

A diagram representing the objects in a model and their relationships is generated automatically. One may view the diagram and edit the layout.

Steps

1. Sign in as a user with at least the Application Administratorcapability global role assignment.
2. Go to MANAGE > Metamodel in the banner
3. Click More Actions > Show main diagram to show a diagram of the contained object types, attribute types and their relationships.
4. Select a Model Type and Click SHOW DIAGRAM or right-click on a Model Type to show a diagram for just the object types and relationships in that model.
5. You may use all the usual diagram viewing and editing controls.
6. Click START EDITING to and then show the diagram as above to edit the diagram.
7. Click the Diagram Properties button to specify optional properties.
8. Click STOP EDITING, when finished with the diagram updates.

9. Click SAVE to save changes without stopping editing.

Example

Again, we are creating a business organization metamodel where we can define a particular company’s areas of business in a hierarchical fashion (business unit organization chart) and then organize harvested metadata within that structure.

As we were editing earlier, we should already be signed in as Administrator, and at MANAGE > Metamodel, and have already clicked START EDITING.

Right-click the Business Policies model type and select Edit Diagram.

The layout was pretty good to begin with. Let us simply:

• Move Business Rule to the left of Business Policy
• Move the Endorces/Is Endorced By verb phrases and cardinality to the line between those two and ensure the line is straight.. To move the connection of a relationship, click the relationship and zoom in enough to see a dot where it connects and move that dot

• Reduce the size of the Includes/Is Included In relationship loop so the diagram resizes nicely

Click Diagram Properties and note one may change a number of characteristics for these diagrams.

Click SAVE and STOP EDITING.