The Element/Symbol tab is dedicated to adding, editing, or deleting hyperlinks to elements in your model.

The Element/Symbol tab in the Edit Hyperlink dialog where the text "Car" refers to the Car Class from the model. It is represented with an icon and will be automatically updated after changes.


The table below describes the boxes and buttons of the Element/Symbol tab.

NameDescription
Text box (highlighted in orange in the figure)

Shows the text that will be displayed as a hyperlink. It dynamically changes according to the selected option in the Text to display drop-down box and the specified element/symbol in the Select element/symbol or paste element URL (mdel://) box.

It is available only when adding a hyperlink in text.

Text to display drop-down boxAllows you to select the hyperlink representation options of the specified text in the text box:
  • Name. Displays the element name from its Specification window.
  • Representation text. Displays the full element title which is visible in Containment tree.
  • Icon+Representation text. Displays the element icon together with the full element title which is visible in Containment tree.
  • Custom text. Allows you to type your own text in the text box; however, then you cannot specify the Update mode option.

It is available only when adding a hyperlink in text.

Update mode drop-down box
Allows you to select when the hyperlink will be updated if the referenced element and the hyperlink become inconsistent. This option depends on the option selected in the Text to display box and the element type specified in the Select element/symbol or paste element URL (mdel://) box.
  • Automatically updated. Updates the hyperlink text or the referenced element name automatically.
  • Automatically checked. Enables active validation rules that check if the hyperlink text and the referenced element are coherent.
  • Manually checked. Allows you to run validation manually to check if the hyperlink text and the referenced element are coherent.
  • Do not update. Does not update if the hyperlink text and the referenced element name become inconsistent. Validation will not find any inconsistencies.

It is available only when adding a hyperlink in text.

Conditions of bidirectional update mode

If the hyperlink is inserted on text referring to LiteralString, LiteralInteger, LiteralReal, or LiteralBoolean Value Specification (e.g. default value in Value property), the update is bidirectional (from value to text and from text to value) when the following options are set in the Edit Hyperlink dialog or the Project Options dialog:
 - the Text to display/Display Mode is set to Representation text or Icon + Representation text.
 - the Update Mode is set to Automatically updated, Automatically checked, or Manually checked.

In all other situations, the update is only one direction: from text to value.

Select element/symbol or paste element URL (mdel://) boxDisplays the unique URL of the selected element from the Select Model Elements/Symbol dialog.
Select from list boxDisplays all previously used elements/symbols from your model. You can select them to fill in the Select element/symbol or paste element URL (mdel://) box.

Opens the the Select Model Elements/Symbol dialog where you can select an element from your model to add it as hyperlink.
The Clear buttonDeletes all previously selected elements/symbols from the Select from list box.
The Active check box

Activates the hyperlink if selected.

It is available only when adding a hyperlink on an element or entire diagram.

Active check box rule

Only one hyperlink can be active. By default the last added hyperlink is active.

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