There are several ways of creating methodological links.

Smart Interactions

Methodological links can easily be created by drag&dropping elements in diagrams.

For example, drag&dropping a UML Actor into a BPMN Process diagram will create the corresponding Lane in the diagram, and the relevant methodological link between the Lane and the Actor.

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Keys:

  1. Drag&drop an Actor into a BPMN Process diagram.

  2. A Lane is created in the BPMN diagram.

  3. A 'Process actor' methodological link is created from the Lane to the Actor.

Links Editor

Methodological links can also be created thanks to the Link Editor.

For example to link a Lane to an Actor, pin the Lane in the Link Editor and drag&drop the actor into it.

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Keys:

  1. Select a Lane.

  2. Freeze the Link Editor Editor (pin the element).

  3. Select the methodological links.

  4. Drag&drop the Actor after the pinned Lane.

  5. A 'Process actor' methodological link is created from the Lane to the Actor.

Element View

Methodological links can also be created in the Element view.

For example to link a Data Object to a Class and/or a State, just click in the appropriate fields in the Element view.

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Keys:

  1. Select a Data Object.

  2. Using CTRL+Space or the picking feature, select the elements to be linked.

  3. A 'Represents' methodological link is created from the Data Object to the Class, and a 'State' methodological link is created from the Data Object to the State.

Methodology View

Methodological links can also be created in the Methodology view.

For example to link a BPMN Process to several KPIs, just click in the appropriate field in the Methodology view.

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Keys:

  1. Select a Process.

  2. Click on the 'Allocated' field in its Methodology view.

  3. Click on the Search button to display all the KPIs.

  4. Select the relevant KPIs.

  5. Click on the '>>' button.

  6. Click on the 'OK' button.

  7. 'Allocated' methodological links are created from the Process to the KPIs.