Structure and function of menu items in the ribbon.
Please note that dynamic menu items derived from the model configuration are not listed. This affect e.g. the New Diagram and New Element submenus.
Backstage View Information
Show recent logins and list of documents recently edited in the current model.
Select a model from an active repository and log-in there.
Create a model by choosing a template.
Show own company specific login data.
Preview and print documents.
Publish model documentation.
Backstage View Administrative Tasks
Backstage View Help
Group Clipboard
Insert the clipboard's elements as copies into the model.
The buffered elements are pasted below the selected element.
Copies of all elements that are nested within the copied model parts are pasted, too.
Insert the clipboard's elements as copies into the model.
The buffered elements are pasted below the selected element.
Copies of all elements that are nested within the copied model parts are pasted, too.
Insert the clipboard's elements as copies into the model without copying their nested elements.
Connects elements via modelexternal references. References to the clipboard's elements are being inserted at the selected position.
Model references are used in the various mapping types to create associations between elements of different models.
Successful completion of this commend requires a General Mapping model configuration.
Cut the selected elements and paste them in a different location; it is also possible to paste in a different Innovator model.
Copy the selection to the clipboard.
The copied elements can be inserted into all similar models, i.e. they can even be inserted into a different model of an arbitrary repository as long as this model's type matches the original model (Enterprise Edition only).
Copy the diagram or a section of it to the clipboard as a graphic.
Copy the diagram as a graphic to the clipboard.
Applications which support this, e.g. Word processors, can immediately paste this graphic from the clipboard into their documents.
Using a rubberband, select a section of the diagram and copy it as a graphic to the clipboard.
Applications which support this, e.g. Word processors, can immediately paste this graphic from the clipboard into their documents.
Group New
Create a diagram by choosing a create template.
If the desired diagram type is not allowed in the area selected in the model structure, alternative storage locations are provided.
Create a subpackage of the model structure by choosing a package type.
If the desired package type is not allowed in the area selected in the model structure, alternative storage locations are provided.
Create a model element by choosing a create template.
If the desired element type is not allowed in the area selected in the model structure, alternative storage locations are provided.
Group Organize
Permanently delete the selected elements from the model.
This command cannot be undone!
The deleted elements may only be restored by importing a previously saved model fragment.
Re-sort the content according to the model element list's current sort order.
Move the selected elements to another container.
Move the selected elements to another container.
Select a container and create a reference to the selected element in it.
Set bookmarks for the selected element.
Change the name of the selected element.
Convert the selected element to an element of a different type.
Create or edit a file attachment.
Select a file and import it to attach to the selected element.
Export the selected attachment to a file.
Import the work file from the file system into the model.
Group Open
Open this document in edit mode.
other users can only open this document in read-only mode while it is being edited.
View the document without editing it.
Any number of users may simultaneously open this document in read-only mode.
Open and edit the textual specification of the selected element.
Edit relationships to model elements which are dependent on the selected elements.
Privilege 'Dependency Editor' is required.
Edit relationships to the model elements which the selected elements are dependent on.
Privilege 'Dependency Editor' is required.
Group Browse
Look for model elements within the current model.
Look for model elements by their name.
Look for occurrences of text in specification texts.
Look for model elements by their properties.
Look for occurrences of text in annotations.
Look for model elements by label values.
Look for model elements by creation oder modification date.
List all diagrams containing annotations.
Go to an occurrence of this model element or elements linked with the model element in the model structure or in diagrams.
Find and select the unique occurrence of this element within the model structure.
The position in the model's hierarchy determines the namespace and the qualified name of an element.
Find and select the unique occurrence of this element within the model element list.
The position in the model's hierarchy determines the namespace and the qualified name of an element.
Jump to the process in the process hierarchy of the model content.
Find occurrences of the element in diagrams.
Find other model elements that are linked to this element in the model structure or in diagrams.
Jump to the element in the model tree that the selected reference refers to.
Manage saved queries.
Group Verify Model
Check the model, or parts of it, for errors and inconsistencies using the Verification Wizard.
Use one of the preconfigured verification routines to check the consistency of the selected model part.
Group Annotations
Look for or within annotations.
List all diagrams containing annotations.
Look for occurrences of text in annotations.
Show or hide the annotation window.
Add an annotation to the selected elements.
Delete the selected annotation.
Group Access Control
Edit the selected elements exclusively.
Other model users cannot change this element while this mode is set for an element.
Edit the selected elements exclusively.
Other model users cannot change this element while this mode is set for an element.
Activate the exclusive edit mode for the selected elements, including all subordinated elements.
Other model users cannot change this element while this mode is set for an element.
Privilege 'Bulk Commands' is required to execute this command.
Remove exclusive edit mode set by user for the selected elements.
Remove exclusive edit mode set by user for the selected elements.
Remove exclusive edit mode set by user for the selected and all subelements.
Privilege 'Bulk Commands' is required to execute this command.
Remove all exclusive edit modes set by user in this model.
Group Change log
Terminate the curent change set and create a new one.
The data requested in the dialog describes the old change set which is automatically closed by the action.
Group Compare
Activate the tool window for comparing two model elements.
Privilege 'Comparing Models' is required to execute this command.
Group Language
Change display language visible in diagrams.
Find diagrams for translations which should be checked.
Find all diagrams with untranslated elements.
Find all diagrams containing elements with out-dated translations.
Activate the tool window where diagram content may be translated into various display languages.
Group Synchronize
Update the window contents to the version saved on the server.
All changes made by entries into other windows or by other users will be added.
All graphical changes made since the last server update will be lost during the process.
Group Document Views
Show the document in full screen mode to maximize the available space for reading or editing.
Group Colors
Display diagram elements with default colors.
Display diagram elements with colors of configured element types.
Display diagram elements with colors of label values.
Display diagram elements with individual colors.
Group Smart Icons
Show smart icons for access rights in diagrams.
Show smart icons for edit modes in diagrams.
Show smart icons for specification texts in diagrams.
Turn off smart icons.
Group Zoom
Zoom the diagram to fit the entire diagram into the window.
Enlarge the zoom factor by 10%.
Zoom the diagram to 100% of the original size.
Reduce the zoom factor by 10%.
Set the zoom mode manually.
Group Window
Create, delete or restore a perspective.
A perspective is a specific layout for tool windows and the document area.
Move the active document to a new vertical tab container.
Move the active document to the next tab container.
Move the active document to the previous tab container.
Activate a tool window.
Activate the tool window for displaying the model contents.
Show instructions for getting started.
Activate the tool window which contains the search engine's result region.
Activate the tool window which contains the verification results.
Activate the tool window for displaying details about a model element.
Activate the tool window for editing a model element's properties.
Activate the tool window for managing dependencies to other elements.
Activate the tool window for a model element attachment preview.
Activate the tool window for a preview of element specifications.
Activate the tool window which contains the diagram overview.
Activate the start page.
Group Import
Import a model fragment from a file and add it to the current model.
Import a model fragment from a file and add it to the current model.
Load an add-on template and apply it to the selected system model.
This command is available only for users with Model Administrator privileges.
Group Export
Export the currently-selected model elements as a model fragment to a file.
Export the currently-selected model elements as a model fragment to a file.
Export the currently-selected model elements as a model fragment to a file, including all subelements.
Export the selected model part into a model template.
This command is available only for users with model administrator privileges.
Export the diagram or a section of it as a graphics file.
Export the diagram to an EMF, PNG, GIF or TIFF file.
Using a rubberband, select a section of the diagram and export it to an EMF, PNG, GIF or TIFF file.
Group Engineering Actions
Execute an engineering action.
The menu contains the engineering actions which are configured for the active window.
Group Map Model
Open the workspace for a mapping operation.
The menu contains the mapping operations which are configured for the active window.
Group Diagram
Turn on Edit Mode for this document.
Other model users can only open this document in read-only mode while this mode is active.
Turn off Edit Mode for this document.
Group Create Diagram Content
Drag a template from the gallery and drop it into the diagram to create an element of this type.
Create a feature of the selected node.
Create a comment about the selected elements.
Group Model Elements
Redesign the selected part of this diagram.
Move the definition to a dedicated diagram; this is normally the definition diagram.
Moves the subprocess' contents into a new process and substitutes the subprocess with a call activity to that new process.
If you have already defined animation paths, Innovator will not correct them automatically.
Transforms the process called into an embedded subprocess moving its content to the subprocess.
The process must not contain link events or lanes.
The process and its animation paths will be deleted from the model.
Insert a link event to split this sequence flow.
Reverse direction of selected edge.
Move or copy the selected diagram content to a new diagram.
Convert the selected element to an element of a different type.
Create a rectangular frame that encloses the selection.
Color selected diagram element.
Group Display
View or hide existing connections between model elements in the diagram.
Click on a connecion edge to make it visible in this diagram.
Connections which must always remain visible due to the chosen diagram type (e.g. in BPMN Process Masters or UML Behaviors) cannot be hidden.
Show or hide comments.
Show connections to model elements not in this diagram.
Click here to locally modify the preset display rules for this diagram.
Group Arrange
Arrange elements in the diagram by changing where they are placed in relation to each other.
The element which is selected first sets the position which the other elements align themselves with.
Align the selected elements at the left edge of the primary selection.
Align the selected elements at the horizontal center of the primary selection.
Align the selected elements at the right edge of the primary selection.
Align the selected elements at the top edge of the primary selection.
Align the selected elements at the vertical center of the primary selection.
Align the selected elements at the bottom edge of the primary selection.
Change selected elements to their size in the diagram.
The element which is selected first sets the size which the other elements become.
Adjust the selected elements' width to the width of the primary selection.
Adjust the selected elements' height to the height of the primary selection.
Adjust the selected elements' size to the size of the primary selection.
Optimize the selected elements' sizes.
The operation is applied to all diagram elements if no selection is made.
Automatically arrange the selected diagram elements and their interconnections.
Automatically arrange the selected diagram elements and their interconnections.
Align the nodes of the subordinate hierarchy level side by side.
Align the nodes of the subordinate hierarchy level one below the other, pointing to the left.
Align the nodes of the subordinate hierarchy level one below the other, pointing to the right.
Group Editing
Open and edit the textual specification of the selected element.
Go to an occurrence of this model element or elements linked with the model element in the model structure or in diagrams.
Find and select the unique occurrence of this element within the model structure.
The position in the model's hierarchy determines the namespace and the qualified name of an element.
Find and select the unique occurrence of this element within the model element list.
The position in the model's hierarchy determines the namespace and the qualified name of an element.
Jump to the process in the process hierarchy of the model content.
Find occurrences of the element in diagrams.
Find other model elements that are linked to this element in the model structure or in diagrams.
Select nodes or edges in this diagram.
Use 'Select Diagram Content' to select all nodes and edges simultaneously.
Select all diagram elements of similar type (node or edge).
Select all diagram nodes and edges.
Copy the diagram or a section of it to the clipboard as a graphic.
Copy the diagram as a graphic to the clipboard.
Applications which support this, e.g. Word processors, can immediately paste this graphic from the clipboard into their documents.
Using a rubberband, select a section of the diagram and copy it as a graphic to the clipboard.
Applications which support this, e.g. Word processors, can immediately paste this graphic from the clipboard into their documents.
Removes the selected graphical element from this diagram without physically deleting the displayed model element from the model.
Edges without links are also deleted.
Permanently delete the selected elements from the model.
This command cannot be undone!
The deleted elements may only be restored by importing a previously saved model fragment.
Group Find
Find next element in diagram with name that contains term being searched for.
Group Page Settings
Select page orientation.
Set the page orientation to portrait.
Set the page orientation to landscape.
Select a paper size for the printout.
Edit the page settings.
Group Page Breaks
Add a horizontal page break.
Add a vertical page break.
Delete all horizontal and vertical page breaks.
Adapts the page breaks according to the page settings.
Current page breaks will be overwritten.
Group Animation Path
Turn on Recording Mode for animation paths.
Turn on Play Mode for animation paths.
Define an animation path for this or starting with this element.
Open the saved animation paths for the selected element.
Save animation path.
Group Record
Move one step forward.
Run path definition until no longer possible.
Step into the subprocess or the call activity.
Step over the subprocess or the call activity.
Delete animation path from this node.
Group Play
Play single step from the path.
Start path animation.
Pause path animation.
Stop path animation.
The animation is played in a loop. The user only can stop it.
Set speed which a path should be played.
Set speed which a path should be played.
Set speed which a path should be played.
Set speed which a path should be played.
Group View
Show path progress in tree view with inventory of elements and conditions being cycled.
Open or close preview of the attachment.
Group Table
Turn on Edit Mode for this document.
Other model users can only open this document in read-only mode while this mode is active.
Turn off Edit Mode for this document.
Save data in the repository.
Group New
Create an element by choosing a configured template.
Group Font
Increase the font size.
Decrease the font size.
Clear all the formatting from the selection leaving only the plain text.
Use bold font weight for the selected text.
Use italic font style for the selected text.
Use underline decoration for the selected text.
Draw a line through the middle of the selected text.
Make text look like it was marked with a highlighter pen.
Color selected text.
Group Paragraph
Add bullet points to selected paragraphs
Number Selected Paragraphs
Decrease the paragraph indent.
Increase the paragraph indent.
Left-align selected paragraphs.
Center selected paragraphs.
Right-align selected paragraphs.
Justify selected paragraphs.
Group Spelling
Check spelling.
Group Find
Find given text in document according to the options set.
Edit search options.
Take case sensitivity into consideration.
Search for the whole word (separated with whitespace).
Search for the text backwards from the current position.
Group Editing
Go to an occurrence of this model element or elements linked with the model element in the model structure or in diagrams.
Find and select the unique occurrence of this element within the model structure.
The position in the model's hierarchy determines the namespace and the qualified name of an element.
Find and select the unique occurrence of this element within the model element list.
The position in the model's hierarchy determines the namespace and the qualified name of an element.
Find occurrences of the element in diagrams.
Find other model elements that are linked to this element in the model structure or in diagrams.
Permanently delete the selected elements from the model.
This command cannot be undone!
The deleted elements may only be restored by importing a previously saved model fragment.
Group Specification
Turn on Edit Mode for this document.
Other model users can only open this document in read-only mode while this mode is active.
Turn off Edit Mode for this document.
Save data in the repository.
Group Font
Increase the font size.
Decrease the font size.
Clear all the formatting from the selection leaving only the plain text.
Use bold font weight for the selected text.
Use italic font style for the selected text.
Use underline decoration for the selected text.
Draw a line through the middle of the selected text.
Make text look like it was marked with a highlighter pen.
Color selected text.
Group Paragraph
Add bullet points to selected paragraphs
Number Selected Paragraphs
Decrease the paragraph indent.
Increase the paragraph indent.
Left-align selected paragraphs.
Center selected paragraphs.
Right-align selected paragraphs.
Justify selected paragraphs.
Group Spelling
Check spelling.
Group Find
Find given text in document according to the options set.
Edit search options.
Take case sensitivity into consideration.
Search for the whole word (separated with whitespace).
Search for the text backwards from the current position.
Group Source
Configure the parameters for the database connection and the import procedure.
Reload data and refresh the left-hand list.
Group Actions
Refresh database schema and overwrite the tables which exist in the right-hand DB schema.
Missing tables are created.
Only those tables which are selected in the left-hand list are affected.
Complete database schema and create tables missing from the right-hand DB schema.
All tables which already exist are not modified.
Only those tables which are selected in the left-hand list are affected.
Write difference DDL file onto the hard drive.
Only tables which are selected in the left-hand list are affected.
Highlight the differences to the left and right tables in the left-hand table.
If you select a table, the changes are also highlighted in the Details area, as are any differing values.
Differences are only determined for tables which are selected in the left-hand list.
Export the database schema shown in the right-hand list to a DDL file.
Group Map Model
Load and save presets for source and target elements.
Open the mapping configuration.
Determine the elements that will actually be mapped when the mapping is implemented. The elements in the left-hand list are used as input for this operation.
Simulate the mapping procedure and highlight pending modifications in the right-hand tree.
Extend the mapping by interconnecting matching elements of both models.
Implement the mapping and highlight modifications in the right-hand tree.
Perform the mapping only for elements that have changed since the last mapping.
Group Filter
After 'Preview' or 'Execute', modifications are highlighted in the right-hand tree.
You can also set whether the tree shows elements without any changes.
Group Compare
Load and save presets for left and rigth comparison models and elements.
Compare the contents of the selected two models elements.
Export the comparison into a file.
Group Filter
Filter elements that exist in both models and are equal.
Filter elements that only exist in the left model.
Filter elements that only exist in the right model.
Open a detailed view of the current filter settings.
Group Find
Select the next item in the tree whose name contains the search term.
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