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3.10 Type Manager

3.10.1 Buttons

The Type Manager has three buttons and a check box.

The arrow () button updates the list of selected types based on the graph types selected in the left-hand list.

The ‘?’ question mark button opens the online help for the Type Manager.

Delete Unselected Types removes from the repository the types which are not selected in the right-hand list.

Show Full Hierarchy determines whether subtypes are shown in the left-hand list.

3.10.2 Graph list pop-up menu

Edit Type opens a Graph Tool for the selected graph type.

Help on Type opens a help tool for the selected Graph type, showing the descriptions given for the type and its elements.

Select All selects all the graph types in the list.

3.10.3 Type list pop-up menu

Edit Type opens a method development tool (Graph, Object, Relationship, Role, Property Tool) for the selected method element.

Show Type Users... shows which method elements refer to the selected type; only referring elements which are themselves selected are shown.

Save Selected Types... saves the method elements in the right-hand list into an export file.

Select Types in Projects... selects the method elements to all those in the selected project(s) (chosen from a dialog), plus any types in other projects required by those types.

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