Enumeration

An Enumeration defines a list of acceptable values for the Class. You can create an Enumeration element by dragging the Enum icon from the XML Schema Toolbox and dropping it directly onto a diagram.

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Access

To display the 'XSD enumeration Properties' dialog for the selected «enumeration» stereotyped element, use one of the methods outlined here.

Ribbon	Design > Element > Properties > Properties
Context Menu	Right-click on «enumeration» stereotyped element \| Properties
Keyboard Shortcuts	Alt+Enter
Other	Double-click on «enumeration» stereotyped element, or Drag icon from toolbox and drop directly onto the diagram (this creates a new «enumeration» stereotyped element)

Define Properties

Field/Button	Action	See also
Name	If you do not want to use the default name of the Enumeration, overtype it with another name.
Type	Either: Type the name of a data type, or Click on the drop-down arrow and select an XSD built-in dataType from the list, or Click on the button and browse for an existing XSDsimpleType element	Simple Type
Values	Type each of the values, separated by commas, for the selected Type. These values are listed on the element as attributes.
Annotation	(Optional) Type any notes you need for this element.
OK	Click on this button to save the Enumeration element data entered and close the XSD enumeration 'Properties' dialog.
Cancel	Click on this button to discard the Enumeration element data entered and close the XSD enumeration 'Properties' dialog.
Help	Click on this button to display this Help topic.
UML	This button is displayed when you are editing existing Enumeration element information. Click on the button to open the UML element 'Properties' dialog for the Enumeration Class.	Properties

Notes

An Enumeration:
Cannot contain any «XSDelement» or «XSDattribute» stereotyped UML attributes
Cannot contain any child Classes
Cannot be the source of an Association connector
Can be the target of a Generalization connector
Can have at most one Generalization connector to a Simple Type Class

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