Managing connectors

These topics help you better manage connectors in Unified Modeling Language (UML) visualization diagrams to examine and design your Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE), and database applications.

You can add connectors between shapes to represent relationships, change connector line routing and routing styles, and change the appearance of connectors in UML diagrams to meet your application examination and design needs.

Customizing default settings for connectors
In UML visualization, you can customize the default settings for showing connector handles and labels, and change the default color and line style for connectors.

Managing the appearance of connectors
In UML visualization, you can manage the appearance of connectors in diagrams for better viewing results.

Managing connector labels
In UML visualization, you can show or hide labels on connectors in diagrams and restore default label locations after you move them.

Adding notes to connectors
In UML visualization, you can add notes to connectors to provide additional information.

Attaching notes to connectors
In UML visualization, you can attach a note to a connector to indicate that the information in the note is about the specific connector.

 

Parent topic

Managing UML visualization diagrams

 

Related tasks

Managing diagrams
Managing shapes