Compartments

A compartment view usage is an area on the element symbol that displays specific element data. You can also use compartments to create new owned elements for the selected element. Any usage or definition element may have compartments listing their owned and inherited elements. The element symbol compartments are a graphical display of the element body in the textual notation.

requirement def MassLimitationRequirement {
doc /* The actual mass shall be less than or equal to the required mass. */
attribute massActual : MassValue;
attribute massReqd : MassValue;
require constraint {
massActual <= massReqd
}
}

On the left: the requirement symbol with documentation, attributes, and require constraints compartments.
On the right: the same requirement with its owned elements declared in the body.

Displaying and suppressing compartments

Many symbols have various compartments available to them which are hidden by default. Follow the the options listed below to check it if the needed compartment is not displayed.

To display or suppress compartments, do one of the following

In the view, click the symbol, then click the Compartments button. Select or deselect the particular compartment.
In the view, right-click the symbol and in its shortcut menu, click Symbol Style. Then enable or disable the Show Compartment property for the needed compartment in the Symbol Style dialog.
In the view, select a symbol and click the Suppress <compartment name> button.

Displaying or hiding elements in compartments

Use the Compartment Edit dialog to control the list of elements and properties visible in symbol compartments.

To open the Compartment Edit dialog

Select a symbol and click the Compartments button. In the submenu, click the arrow to expand and then click Edit Compartments.

Creating elements via compartments

You can use compartments to create new owned elements for the selected element.

To create an element via the symbol compartment in a view

Do one of the following:
- Select an element symbol and click the Create Element button on it. In the dropdown menu, select the element you want to create. The new element is created and displayed in its appropriate compartment.
- Select an element symbol and on the right side of the compartment of the element kind you want to create, click the Create <element kind> button. The new element is created and displayed in its appropriate compartment.

Compartments table

The table below lists the compartments available to specific element symbols based on their element metaclass.

Compartment	Element metaclass	Compartment	Element metaclass
metadata	All namespaces	perfom actions	Definitions, excluding: EnumDefinition StateDefinition Usages, excluding: EnumUsage StateUsage
doc	Package Definitions Usages, excluding: IfActionUsage WhileActionUsage ForActionUsage	subject	CaseUsage CaseDefinition RequirementUsage RequirementDefinition
actors	CaseUsage CaseDefinition RequirementUsage RequirementDefinition	stakeholders	RequirementUsage RequirementDefinition
objective	CaseUsage CaseDefinition	include use cases	Definitions, excluding: EnumDefinition Usages, excluding: EnumUsage ExhibitStateUsage IfActionUsage WhileActionUsage ForActionUsage
parameters	ConstraintUsage ConstraintDefinition ActionUsage ActionDefinition	frames	RequirementUsage RequirementDefinition
satisfy requirements	Definitions, excluding: EnumDefinition Usages, excluding: EnumUsage	exhibit states	Definitions, excluding: EnumDefinition Usages, excluding: EnumUsage
require constraints	RequirementUsage RequirementDefinition	attributes	Definitions, excluding: EnumDefinition Usages, excluding: EnumUsage
assume constraints	RequirementUsage RequirementDefinition	items	Definitions, excluding: EnumDefinition Usages
assert constraints	PartUsage PartDefinition RequirementUsage RequirementDefinition	enums	EnumerationDefinition
constraints	CaseUsage CaseDefinition RequirementUsage RequirementDefinition	actions	Definitions, excluding: EnumDefinition Usages, excluding: EnumUsage
parts	Definitions, excluding: EnumDefinition Usages, excluding: EnumUsage IfActionUsage WhileActionUsage ForActionUsage	ends	ConnectorAsUsage ConnectionDefinition
ports	PartUsage PartDefinition PortUsage PortDefinition	members	Package
while condition	WhileActionUsage	features (name not displayed in compartment)	MetadataUsage
until condition	WhileActionUsage	rules	Part usage or definition specializing Policies::StyleSheet
for iterator	ForLoopActionUsage
if condition	IfActionUsage ElseAction

On the left: the requirement symbol with documentation, attributes, and require constraints compartments.On the right: the same requirement with its owned elements declared in the body.

Displaying and suppressing compartments

Displaying or hiding elements in compartments

Creating elements via compartments

Compartments table

On the left: the requirement symbol with documentation, attributes, and require constraints compartments.
On the right: the same requirement with its owned elements declared in the body.