Model editing basics

Overview

In Next Design, you can edit the model while switching the representation format (view) of the model.

Model editing is mainly done with the main editor in the center of the screen and the sub-editors that can be displayed side by side. You can edit different models side-by-side, or you can edit the same model in different views using the main editor and sub-editors.

In addition, the model navigator also allows you to add models and change the model structure while looking down on the model structure in a tree format.

Below, the basic operations of model editing in Next Design are explained in the following order.

• Edit in main editor
• Edit sub-editors side by side
• Edit with Model Navigator

Edit with main editor

Select model

To select a model for editing in the main editor:

Operating procedure

1. Expand the tree in the Model Navigator and find the model you want to edit.
2. Click the model in the model navigator to open it for editing in the main editor.

Note

• If the main editor is not displayed, click [Home]> [View]> [Editor] on the ribbon to switch the screen.

switch views

To switch between views of your model, follow these steps:

Operating procedure

1. When the model to be edited is displayed in the editor, a button to switch the representation format (view) of the model is displayed in the upper right of the editing area.
2. Click those buttons to switch views.
   (In the above example, select from 3 views: Use Case Diagram/List/Details)
3. Editing a model in one view is automatically reflected in the other views.

Info

• The views that can be used for model editing differ depending on the model type (entity).
• Available views can be customized by profile.

Add a model from the toolbox

To add a model in diagrammatic view, do the following:

Operating procedure

1. The toolbox below the Model Navigator shows the types of models you can add.
2. Select the type of model to add and drag and drop it from the toolbox onto the view to add the model to the diagram.
3. Details are provided for each view type.

Other operating procedures

• You can also add a model from the sub tool box displayed on the left of the editing area of the editor.
• Models can also be added from the context menu of the model navigator.

Delete the model

To delete a model in the editor, do the following:

Operating procedure

1. Select the model to be deleted in the editor.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Click the Delete command in the context menu.
   • Press the Del key.
3. The model is deleted from the editor.

Editing sub-editors side by side

Display sub editor

To display the sub editor, do the following:

Operating procedure

1. From the ribbon, click Display> Pane> Sub Editor.
2. Each time you click, it will switch between show/hide.

switch model to edit

Use the following procedure to switch the model displayed/edited in the sub editor.

Operating procedure

1. Select one of the tables below from the [Display Mode Switching] pull-down list at the top of the sub editor.
2. When [Manual] is selected in the display mode, or when there are multiple models that correspond to [Input] and [Output], select the model to be displayed from the pull-down list additionally displayed to the right of [Switch display mode]. Select

Display Mode	Display target model
Manual	Any model specified in sub-editor
Detail	Model selected in main editor
Input	Model that becomes input of trace information
Output	Model that is the output of trace information
Same as main	Model being edited in main editor

Reference

• Please refer to Modeling Guide> Modeling across Processes> Design Method with Next Design for the characteristic usage of the sub editor.

switch views

To switch between views in the sub-editor, click on the view choices in the upper right corner of the editing area, as in the main editor.

Editing with the model navigator

add a model

To add a model in the Model Navigator, do the following:

Operating procedure

1. Right-click on the model in the model navigator to open the context menu.
2. The types of models (entities) that can be added are displayed under the [Add Model] command in the context menu.
3. Click the model type to be added from among them to add the model as a child of the target model.

Info

• The entities that can be added depend on the parent entity of the hierarchy and are defined in the profile.

move model

To change the order of the models or change the hierarchy in the model navigator, do the following:

Operating procedure

1. To change the order of the models, drag and drop the target model on the tree.
2. To move the model to another parent and change the hierarchical structure, drag and drop the target model onto another parent in the tree.

attention

• Models in the same hierarchy are displayed separately for each entity, so you cannot move between different entities. The order of entities can be customized in the profile.
• For a move that changes the hierarchical structure (move to another parent), it can be moved only if the entity to be moved can be added to the parent entity of the move destination.