Domain elements edition

A domain model can be edited by left-clicking on an element in the viewing area to select it, and then right-clicking. That will bring a context dependent menu, which allows operation to be performed on the selected element.

The menu displayed for a Concept includes:

New System Concept

to add a new System Concept to the domain model.

New Concept

to add a new Concept to the domain model.

Add Non-Entity bound condition

to declare a new Non-Entity bound condition.

Change Concept to System Concept

to transform the concept to a system concept if possible.

Change Concept to Aggregate

to transform the concept to an aggregate if possible.

Add Sub-concept to Concept

to insert a sub-concept as a child of the concept (inheritance relation). Once inserted, the User may enter the sub-concept name through the Edition area.

Add Sub-component to Concept

to insert an aggregate as a child of the concept (aggregation relation).

Add Attribute to Concept

to insert an attribute as a child of the concept.

Add OperationSet to Concept

to insert an operation set as a child of the concept.

Add ConceptInstance to Concept

to insert an instance as a child of the concept (instantiation relation).

Add PossibleValue Set to Concept

to insert a possible value set as a child of the concept.

Delete Concept

to delete the concept with all its children.

Rename Concept

to change the value of the concept.

A domain model may also be edited using key combinations. For instance if a selected line refers to a Concept:

CTRL+

inserts a concept after that concept.

CTRL-

delete the selected concept with all its sub-elements.

CTRL$\rightarrow$

indent the concept if it is not on the first line. The indented concept becomes a sub-concept (a specialization) of the preceding concept (or system concept).

CTRL$\leftarrow$

outdents the concept if it is a sub-concept of a concept (or system concept). The concept becomes a concept at the same level as the preceding concept.

CTRL$\uparrow$

forwards the selected concept by changing its type. The concept is changed to a System concept if it is at the top-level of the domain.

CTRL$\downarrow$

backwards the selected concept by changing its type. A concept, which is a sub-concept of another concept is transformed to an Aggregate of that concept.