Creating Create Templates

You can manually create create templates and define their properties.

Creating Create Templates

Context

You can manually create create templates and define their properties.

How to proceed

  1. Jump to the Templates view.

  2. Select the stereotype in the profile tree.

  3. Select  Create>Create Template.

    The create template is shown in the list of profile elements and selected. The root tab is selected in the Edit/Properties dialog.

Renaming Create Templates

How to proceed

  1. Rename the create template in the Name root tab. This is its logical name.

  2. Select the Localized Names entry in the tree on the left-hand side.

  3. Enter the name for the template.

  4. Activate the Use Logical Name check box if you want to use them as localized names.

    The localized name is replaced by the logical name and can be seen in the Localized Names tab once Apply has been clicked in the Localized Names tab.

Assigning an Icon as Stereotype

Context

The stereotype's icon is initially assigned to a create template. You can assign another icon which differs from that of the stereotype.

How to proceed

  1. Select the Icon entry in the tree on the left-hand side.

  2. Deactivate the Use Icon of Stereotype check box.

    The check box is also deactivated in the create template's Properties tab.

  3. Click on the button in the Icon check box if you want to select the icon using a selection dialog box.

    The Select Icon dialog appears.

  4. Select the icon group in the tree on the left-hand side and then the icon you want on the right. Apply it with OK.

    Click on the button in the Icon check box if you want to select the icon from a drop-down list.

  5. Click on the icon you want in the drop-down list.

    The icon is displayed to the right next to the check box.

Setting Create Template Properties

How to proceed

  1. Select the Properties entry in the tree on the left-hand side.

  2. If you want to use your own icon for the template, deactivate the Use Icon of Stereotype check box in the Value column.

    The check box is also deactivated in the create template's Icon tab.

  3. If you want to assign the create template to another profile, click in the Owner row in the Value column.

    The button for the selection dialog appears.

  4. Click on the button.

    The selection dialog appears.

  5. Select the profile which you want to assign the create template to using the selection dialog and confirm the selection with OK.

Leaving a Comment About a Create Template

How to proceed

  1. Select the Description entry in the tree on the left-hand side.

  2. Enter a description of the template and confirm with Apply.