Working with Models and Diagrams in Requirements Management and Systems Modeling

The homepage provides access to all the features of Requirements Management and Systems Modeling. The following cards may appear:

• Quick Links Card - Lists common commands and favorite folders:

  • Create New Model - To create your own models (see Creating a Model).

  • Browse 'Repository' - To access the full repository contents (see Browsing The Repository). You can add shortcuts to other folders by favoriting them in the Repository Explorer.

• Worklist cards - List diagrams that you are editing or have submitted or that have been sent to you for comment or review:

  • My Work in Progress - Lists models that you are currently editing. Click the list item to open the model for editing or submission (see Editing Diagrams). You can also hover the item and click the I (Information) to display information about the model or the X (Revert changes) to delete your changes and remove the model from the list.

  • Submitted Models - Lists models that you have submitted for publication and that are awaiting review. You can open a submitted model for viewing, but you cannot edit it.

  • Invitations to Comment - Lists draft models to which you have been invited to comment before they are submitted for publication. Click a model to open it for comment (see Commenting on Diagrams).

  • Invitations to Review - Lists draft models that have been submitted to you for review for publication. Click a model to open it for review (Reviewing Models for Publication).

• Diagram Cards - Provide direct access to diagrams. The icon changes when the diagram's parent model enters one of your worklists. These cards may be pushed to your homepage by an administrator, and you can add your own by favoriting diagrams in the diagram viewer (see Viewing Diagrams) or the homepage Recently Viewed carousel. To remove a card, hover over it and click the Remove button in the top-right corner.

• Recently Viewed - Lists diagrams of the Published models that you have viewed or edited. Click the card to open a carousel containing your recently viewed diagrams. Click a card in the carousel to open the diagram, or click the star at the bottom of the card to add the diagram to your homepage.

In the navigation panel:

• Click Home to return to this page

• Click Repository Explorer to browse for models, diagrams, and objects (see Browsing The Repository).

• Click Diagram Viewer to view open diagrams (see Viewing Diagrams).

• Click Impact Analysis to view open analysis diagrams (see Impact and Lineage Analysis).

• Click Activities to view your repository activities (see Monitoring Repository Activities).

• Click Customize to view model extensions (see Customizing Modeling Objects).

• Click Administration to administer the repository (see Configuring Requirements Management and Systems Modeling).

In the top toolbar:

• Click the Search button to search the repository contents (see Searching for Diagrams or Objects).

• Click your name to access configuration options:

  • Manage Cards - Show or hide cards in your homepage.

  • User Account - Review the information stored for your repository user account. Click Download to download the information.

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