Creating a Framework Diagram

Framework architects can create one or more framework diagrams to guide their modeling teams through building a project. You can specify actions for each node in the framework diagram that control what kind of document (model, diagram, model objects list etc.) must be attached to them.

1. Right-click a project in the Browser, and select New > Framework Diagram to open the framework diagram property sheet.
2. Enter a name for the framework diagram on the General tab, and click OK to close the property sheet.
3. Click the Node tool in the Toolbox, click in the diagram, and create an appropriate number of framework diagram nodes.
4. Click the Link tool in the palette, click in the diagram, and create an appropriate number of framework diagram links between the nodes to express connections between them.
5. [optional] Decompose one or more nodes to analyze them in more detail (see Decomposing a Framework Node).
6. Create actions for each node to specify the types of documents that your modelers can attach to the node (see Specifying Framework Node and Cell Actions).
7. [optional] Select File > Save As Template to open the Project Template Wizard, and convert the project containing your framework diagrams into a template to allow it to be reused as the basis for future projects (seeProject Templates).

• Decomposing a Framework Node
  You can decompose one or more nodes in the framework diagram to analyze them in more detail. The decomposed node has its own sub-diagram, which models the links between its sub-nodes. Sub-nodes can, themselves, be decomposed into further sub-nodes, and so on until you obtain a sufficient level of detail.