Important

If the table toolbars are not available in a server project, lock the table for editing. Make sure you have the right to edit the model of this project.

Basic toolbar buttons

The following table describes the toolbar buttons found in tables.

ButtonShortcut keysDescription
Navigation toolbar

Select in Containment tree

Alt+B

Click the Containment tree to select the element of the selected row.

Edit toolbar

Add New

> Create

Insert

Click to create a new element in the table. This element will also be added to the model. If several element types are available, a shortcut menu with available types will open. You will be able to select an element of the type you need.

Note

  • In Instance Table, expand  and select to add a new instance. If this button is not active, the classifier is not specified for the instance table.
  • In Metric Table, click Calculate Metrics and select  Add New Metric with Different Parameters to create a new row with copied parameters.

 Add Existing

Ctrl+Insert

Click to add an element from a model. The Select Element dialog opens. Only elements of the type defined in a specific table will be listed.

Note

In Instance Table, expand  to find this button.

Delete

Ctrl+D

Click to remove selected elements both from the table and the model.

Note

In Instance Table, expand to find this button.

Remove From Table 

Ctrl+Delete

Click to remove only selected elements from the table.

Note

In Instance Table, expand to find this button.

Layout toolbar

Expand Selected Recursively


Click to expand or collapse rows when the Display Mode under the Options button is selected as Compact tree or Complete tree.

You may expand the command and select:

  • Expand Selected Recursively - to expand the selected row recursively.
  • Expand All - to expand all rows.
  • Collapse Selected Recursively - to collapse the selected row recursively.
  • Collapse All - to collapse all rows.

Move the selected row up

Ctrl+Up Arrow

Click to shift selected elements (either grouped or non-grouped) up a row. The elements are automatically renumbered after moving.

Move the selected row down

Ctrl+Down Arrow

Click to shift selected elements (either grouped or non-grouped) down a row. The elements are automatically renumbered after moving.

Show Columns / Columns

N/A

Click to change the set of columns to show on the table.

Note

In Instance and Metric tables, this button is called Columns.

In Generic and Glossary tables, this button is called Show Columns.

Publish toolbar

Export

N/A

Click to export the contents of the table to an *.html, *.csv, or *.xlsx file.

Note

In the Metric Table this button also allows you export to *.xlsm file.

Excel/CSV Sync

N/A

Click to open the Excel/CSV Sync menu:

  • Excel/CSV File - contains three commands:
     - Select File - opens the Excel/CSV Sync Options dialog and allows you to select a file from you file system or from your model to link it with modeling tool table and enable data syncing.
     - Clear Selection - removes the reference between modeling tool table and linked file and syncing is turned off.
     - Open File - opens the linked file.
  • Read from File - imports data from Excel/CSV file to modeling tool table.
  • Write to File - exports data from modeling tool table to Excel/CSV file.
  • Sync Options - opens the Excel/CSV Sync Options dialog and allows you to customize sync and mapping options before syncing data between Excel/CSV file and modeling tool table.
Find in Diagram

Find in Diagram

Ctrl+F

Click to open the search bar allowing to search for textual information in all types of diagrams, including tables, matrices and maps. Use / to navigate the search results.

View toolbar

Refresh

N/A

Click to update the contents of the table after specifying the scope.

Note

In the Instance Table, this button updates data after specifying the smart package as the scope criteria.

Fit in Window 

Ctrl+WClick to fit the table in the active window size.

Ctrl+Slash

Ctrl+NumPad/

Click to show the actual size of the table.

Zoom In 

Ctrl+Plus

Ctrl+NumPad+

Ctrl+Equals

Click to enlarge the table maintaining aspect ratio.

Zoom Out 

Ctrl+Minus

Ctrl+NumPad-

Click to reduce the table maintaining aspect ratio.
N/AClick to show the size ratio. Click to select the size ratio from the percentage list or enter the value.
Validation toolbar

Validate Diagram 

N/AClick to validate the table against all validation rules stored in the model, except those that are ignored.
Options toolbar

Options 

N/A

Click to open the Options menu. Each table contains different options under this button. Below are the meanings of all available options:

  • Show Full Paths – displays the full paths of elements (where owner information can be displayed).
  • Save Filter Criteria – keeps the filter criteria unchanged after reloading the project or after restarting MagicDraw.
  • Show Detailed Column Name – in a generic table, shows property group and/or stereotype names in the table header. This is helpful when the table displays several columns with the same name. In a metric table, it shows the names of metric suites in column headers but it works when the metric table represents the metrics of two or more metric suites. In an instance table, it shows classifier names in column headers.
  • Show Column Type – in a metric table, shows types of metric and parameter values in column headers. For example, Blocks Count : Integer. In an instance table, it shows types of slot values in column headers. For example, Year : Integer or Boat.Beam : String.
  • Show Column Icons - shows icons in the column headers.
  • Show Abbreviation in Column Type – in a metric table, shows abbreviations of metric or parameter names in column headers, if they are specified.
  • Show Units on Values - in an instance table, shows unit symbols next to values.
  • Show Units on Columns - in an instance table, it shows unit symbols in column headers.
  • Wrap Text - wraps long text in table cells. The option is disabled by default.
  • Limit Row Height - strips cell entries that cover more than 10 element values or plain text lines. Three dots are added at the end of the stripped cell. The complete text is available in the tooltip or in the cell edit mode.
  • Display Mode - allows selection of one of the following data visualization options:

- Complete tree - displays elements hierarchically with all their owners in the column header.
- Compact tree - displays elements hierarchically with their direct and common owners in the column header.
To learn more, visit the Hierarchy in tables page.
- List - displays elements in plain list.

  • Use Acronyms - recognizes acronyms everywhere in the text. Only capitalized terms are recognized as acronyms. Lowercase words are not interpreted as acronyms.
  • Specification– opens the Specification window of an appropriate table.
Suppress/Expand Criteria Area toolbar

N/AClick to hide the Criteria area.

N/AClick to show the Criteria area.
Other buttons

Back 

Alt+Left Arrow

Click to navigate to the previously opened diagram, table, dependency matrix, or relation map.

Forward 

Alt+Right Arrow

Click to navigate to the previously opened diagram, table, dependency matrix, or relation map.

Specific toolbar buttons

The following table describes the toolbar buttons found only in specific tables.

Table name where button can be foundButtonShortcut keysDescription

Edit toolbar
Instance Table

> Create with Parts

Alt+InsertClick to create a new instance with parts.
Instance Table

> Delete with Parts

Alt+DClick to remove selected elements both from the table and the model.
Metric Table

Calculate Metrics

N/AClick to open the Calculate Metrics menu and then select the needed command.
Requirement Table

Add Nested

Alt+InsertClick to add a nested Requirement in the model.

Layout toolbar
Metric Table

Show Metric Suites

N/AClick to select the metric suites whose columns you need to show on the Metric table.

Other buttons
Glossary Table

 

N/AClick to turn the glossary on/off in the project.



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