You can specify your own custom Diagram Banners by creating Diagram Banner configurations; thus, you can specify the display position (Header/Footer/Both) for specific markings based on their categories and/or have them displayed on separate banners. To create Diagram Banner configurations, ensure the working project already has Data Marking Categories created in it.
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Before creating Diagram Banner configurations, make sure to review the information provided on the Specifying Diagram Banners page.
Creating a Diagram Banner configuration
To create a Diagram Banner configuration
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Prerequisites
This procedure requires that the working project would have the Data Marking Categories already created in it. These categories are either DoD or custom ones. See the Specifying Data Marking Categories page for more information.
Create a new new package (e.g. 'Diagram Banner Configuration').
Inside the package, create a Class diagram.
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If you cannot see the Class diagram, make sure the Expert mode is enabled.
In the Diagram palette of the Class diagram, click the Class icon and then click on the diagram pane. A Class element symbol is created.
Name the Class element
element and name it (e.g. '
Diagram Banner
Diagram Banner Customization').
Right-click the Class element. In the shortcut menu, click Stereotype > select «bannerConfiguration» from the menu, and click Apply.
Right-click the Class element and open its Specification window.
In the Specification window, select the Tags property group.
Under «bannerConfiguration» select displayIn and click the Create Value button. The Select Enumeration Literal dialog opens.
Select the display position for the specified categories. Click OK. Image Removed
Under «bannerConfiguration» select displayedCategories and click the Create Value button. The Select Data Marking Category dialog opens.
Select the Data Marking Category for which you want to specify the display position. Click OK.
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You can use the Multiple Selection option to select multiple Data Marking Categories if you want several Data Marking Categories to have the same display position.
Under «bannerConfiguration» select displayIn and click the Create Value button.
In the Value box, select the display position for the specified categories from the drop-down menu.
Click Close.
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If you want to have multiple Diagram Banners, create separate Diagram Banner configurations for other categories by repeating steps 32-1110.
Adding more categories to the Diagram Banner configuration
To add more categories to the Diagram Banner configuration
Right-click the Diagram Banner configuration Class element and open its Specification window.
In the Specification window, select the Tags property group.
Under «bannerConfiguration» select displayedCategories and and on the right side of the window, click the button. The Select Data Marking Category dialog opens.
Select the Data Marking Category you want to add. Click OK.
Click Close.
Removing categories from the Diagram Banner configuration
To remove categories from the Diagram Banner configuration
Right-click the Diagram Banner configuration Class element and open its Specification window.
In the Specification window, select the Tags property group.
Under «bannerConfiguration» select displayedCategories.
On the right side of the window, select the Data Marking Category value you want to remove , and click the the button.
Click Close.
Changing the display position in the Diagram Banner configuration
To change the display position in the Diagram Banner configuration
Right-click the Diagram Banner configuration Class element and open its Specification window.
In the Specification window, select the Tags property group.
Under «bannerConfiguration» select displayIn and click the Remove Value buttondisplayIn.
Click the Create Value button to specify the new display position. The Select Enumeration Literal dialog opens.
Select In the Value box, select the display position for the specified categories . Click OKfrom the drop-down menu.
