You can create an element from the Toolbox, Browser, or Model menu. Elements can be created as root elements anywhere in the diagram and, via group particles, as children of elements, complex types, and groups.
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Use the Element tool in the Toolbox:
Tool
Action
Click in empty space in the diagram to create a root element.
Click any part of a top-level element symbol to create a sequence group particle (see Group Particles (XSM)) and a child element:
Click the upper part of a child element symbol to create a sibling element above it:
Click the lower part of a child element symbol to create a sibling element below it:
Click the middle part of a child element symbol to create a sequence group particle and child element to the child element:
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Select to access the List of Elements, and click the Add a Row tool.
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Right-click the model or package in the Browser, and select .
- Open the property sheet of a group particle (see Group Particles (XSM)), click the Items tab, and use the Add Element tool.
For information about creating children under the element, see Constructing Schemas in an XSL.
For general information about creating objects, see Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Objects.