A repository administrator can use the Color Configurations for Impact Analysis tile to customize object colors and create color templates so that users can differentiate object types.
Procedure
- Click in the navigation panel, and then click the Color Configuration for Impact Analysis tile.
By default, there is no color template. But you can add colors in the Configure Colors table and save them as a template. Each color template that you create contains all the colors listed in the table.
- Choose to customize colors for Requirements Management and Systems Modeling objects or external objects by switching between EA Designer and External tabs.
The following steps take the Requirements Management and Systems Modeling as an example.
- Optionally, choose the Add icon to add one or more colors for the objects.
- Configure colors.
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Model |
Choose a model from the drop-down list. |
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Object Type |
Choose an object type from the drop-down list. |
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Preview |
Check the preview of the object in the target color. |
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Choose Color |
Choose a color for the object from the color palette. |
To remove a color, select it and choose Delete.
As the external objects are activated in the External System, you can not add objects in the table, but only choose a color for them. For the information about how to activate the external objects, see .
- Choose Save As to save the current color template, including the colors you've added, as a new template.
The Save button is used to save the changes to the current template.
Administration 
Settings
in the navigation panel, and then click the Color Configuration for Impact Analysis tile.