When you enable the setting “Show breakdowns” in the navigation panel (see image) a model will show up both in the list for its model type, and also where the model is used as a breakdown. In the example below, the model “Deliver” is shown under the “Process model” heading since it is of type …
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The most common reason to why a model does not appear after an import is that the model existed earlier in the repository but has been removed. If the choice “Overwrite existing content if it is older” was selected during the import the action “Remove model” may have been the latest event for the model …
If you have removed a model by accident you can restore it by: Click on “Browser” in the left panel Double-click “Models” to open a new tab Click on the arrow for more options Click on the trash can with a clock on it Pick the model you want to restore
Copy and object by right-clicking on the object and choose “Copy” (short command CTRL + C). Paste the object as a copy by right-clicking on the model surface and choose “Paste as copy” (short command CTRL + Shift + V). The new object will then have the word “Copy” in its title. The object then …
The setting “Make borrowed objects transparent” will make objects whose home model is a different model than the current one transparent. Those objects which are not transparent have the current model as their “home”. You can change home model by right-clicking on an object att choose “Set this model as home”. The home model is …
Quickdraw is activated in the toolbar and is used to quickly build a model from existing symbols. Hold the mouse over a symbol to show arrows in the directions where suggestions for relations to new symbols exist. Hold the mouse over an arrow to show the suggested symbols in that direction. When you click on …
Click on the Browser in the bottom of the left panel. Double click on “Descriptions and fields”. When you’ve double-clicked on “Description and fields” you can see the standard fields and descriptions added in 2c8 Modeling Tool by default. Add a new field by clicking on the plus sign. Name the field and choose the field …
Create a new model by clicking on “Models” in the left panel. Click on the plus sign to create a new model. Choose a model type of your new model and name it. Then click “OK”
If you open the Browser and filter on objects, there may appear some objects with a cross in the corner. This cross means that the object exists in the repository but it is not currently used in any model. You can place this object in a model and reuse it. The data and properties are …
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A breakdown of an object or a relation is created to describe the object or relation in the form of another model. With the help of breakdowns, you can navigate through different levels of the business, from the main process map down to activities. To create a new breakdown you right-click on the object or …
