Navigate from Message

Overview

This helper allows navigation from a realized message on a sequence diagram to its event receptions and ports / interfaces.

Applicable To	Message
Menu Entry	Power Pack  Navigation Tools  Navigate to Source Power Pack  Navigation Tools  Navigate to Target
Demonstration	Watch the Video

Operation

The helper first checks that the message and its source/target are realized, if not then an error is displayed.

It then compiles a list of navigable elements from:

Target

· Any interface item in the target classifier

· Any interface item provided by the target classifier

Source

· Any interface item required by the source classifier

If there is only a single navigable element (for example if the target classifier receives the event but has no interfaces) then that element is located in the browser and a message to that effect is displayed in the log. If there are more than one navigable elements, then a UI is presented allowing navigation to:

· The event reception in the classifier

· The event reception in the provided / required interface

· The port that provides / requires the interface (or in the case of proxy ports the interface block with the provided / required feature)

Opening / Updating the Features View

By default, the helper only highlights an element in the model browser. Rhapsody does not count that as a focus shift so any Features view currently open will not change focus. The following property may be set at project level to either open a new Features window or update any existing one when the locate operation is performed:

RhapsodyPowerPack.NavigateFromMessage.OpenOrUpdateFeaturesView