Customizing the Toolbox

To access the Customize Toolbar dialog box in order to modify the displayed toolbox:

• Right-click anywhere on the toolbox and then click Customize from the shortcut menu.
• Double-click anywhere on the toolbox not occupied by a button.
• Click View > Toolbars > Configure.
• Click Tools > Options. On the Option dialog box, click the Toolbars tab. This approach gives you the ability to modify all the diagram toolboxes without first displaying a specific diagram type.

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Browser

The browser is a hierarchical navigational tool that allows you to view the names and icons of interaction, class, use case, statechart, activity, and deployment diagrams as well as many other model elements.

When a class or interface is assigned to a component, the browser displays the assigned component name in an extended name. The extended name is a comma-separated list within parenthesis to the right of the class and interface name. The extended list includes all the assigned components.

For more information about the browser, refer to The Browser on page 17.

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Documentation Window

The documentation window is used to describe model elements or relationships. The description can include such information as the roles, keys, constraints, purpose, and essential behavior of the element. You can type information either here or through the documentation field of a specification.

To view the documentation window, click View > Documentation. A check mark next to documentation indicates the window is open.

Only one documentation window can be open at a time, but as you select different items, the window will be updated accordingly.

When the window is first displayed, it will be docked to the lower left corner. To move the window, click and drag on the border. The window outline indicates the window state: a thin, crisp line indicates the window will be docked, while a thicker, hashmark-type border indicates it will be floating.

Characteristics of the docked and floating states of the window are as follows:

Docked

• The window can be moved within the dockable region of the model, but it remains positioned along the border.
• The size remains fixed.
• The title can be displayed through a tool tip (place your pointer anywhere in the window).
• The window may be docked at any time.

Floating

• The window can be moved to any location and is always displayed on top of the diagram.
• Size can be changed by clicking and dragging along the border in a vertical or horizontal direction.
• The window title displays the type (class or object) and name of the class or object.

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Diagram Window

Diagram windows allow you to create and modify graphical views of the current model. Each icon in a diagram represents an element in the model. Since diagrams are used to illustrate multiple views of a model, each model element can appear in none, one, or several of a model's diagrams. This means you can control which elements and properties appear on each diagram.

Diagrams are contained by the model elements they represent:

• A logical package (also User Services, Business Services, and Data Services) contains an automatically created class diagram called "Package Overview," and user created class diagrams, collaboration diagrams, interaction diagrams, and three-tiered diagrams.
• A component package contains component diagrams.
• A class contains its state diagrams.
• A model contains the diagram for its top level components, its three-tiered service model diagram, its deployment diagram, and the diagram contained by its logical package and component packages. These top-level components can be classes, components, devices, connections, and processors.

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Overview Window

The overview window is a navigational tool that helps you move to any location on all Rational Rose diagrams. When a diagram is larger than the viewable area within the diagram window, it is not possible to see the whole diagram without scrolling. The overview window provides a scaled-down view of the current diagram so you can see the entire diagram.

To move to an exact area of your diagram, use the following steps:

1 Move the pointer over the hand located in the lower, right side of the diagram window. Notice how the pointer appears as a + when the pointer is located over the active hand.

2 Click on the hand icon so the overview window appears.

3 Hold down the mouse button and move the box inside the overview window to a desired diagram location.

Note: The overview window closes automatically when you release the mouse button.

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Specification Window

A specification enables you to display and modify the properties and relationships of a model element, such as a class, a relationship, an operation, or an activity. The information in a specification is presented textually; some of this information can also be displayed inside icons representing the model element in diagrams.

You can change properties or relationships by editing the specification or modifying the icon on the diagram. The associated diagram or specification is automatically updated.

To display a specification:

• Right-click the icon in either the diagram or browser, and then click Open Specification from the shortcut menu.
• Click the icon in either the diagram or browser, and then click Browse > Specification.
• Double-click on the icon in either the diagram or browser. (If you have selected the Double-Click to Diagram option in the Options dialog box, a diagram may appear instead of a specification.)

The specifications are displayed as tabs and you can easily navigate through them.

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Printing Diagrams and Specifications

The Print dialog box allows you to print diagrams and specifications. Table 1 describes the tabs in the Print dialog box.

Table 1 Print Dialog Box Tabs

Tab	Description
General	Allows you to specify a printer, a selection of diagrams and specifications, and the number of copies to be printed.
Diagrams	Allows you to select and view a list of diagrams to be printed.
Specifications	Allows you to select and view a list of specifications to be printed.
Layout	Allows you to select layout settings for printing diagrams and specifications.