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Move Elements Between Packages

If an element or Package is not in the most appropriate part of the model structure, you can move it to a different location in the Project Browser, either by:

  • Dragging and dropping the element to a target destination, or
  • Cutting and pasting the element or Package

If you move a Package, all the subordinate Packages and their contents are moved to the new location also.

Drag an element between Packages

Step

Action

See also

1

Click on the element in the Project Browser.

See 'Customer' in the example diagram.

2

Drag the element so that the cursor is over the target Package icon. The element symbol (and, in some operating systems, the element name) displays at the moving cursor position.

3

Release the mouse button.

The element is moved into the target Package.

Cut and Paste the Element

Step

Action

See also

1

In the Project Browser, right-click on the element to be moved and select the 'Copy / Paste | Cut' option.

The selected element is highlighted.

2

Right-click on the Package or element under which to move the cut element, and select the 'Copy / Paste | Paste' option.

The cut element is listed as a child of the selected element or Package, in the Project Browser.

Notes

  • You can also drag the element under a host element in the new Package; for example, drag an element under a Class
  • Moving an element has no effect on any relationships that the element might have
  • Moving an element in the Project Browser has no effect on the use of that element in any diagram
  • Moving a diagram generally does not affect the location of elements in Packages - if you move a diagram out of one Package into another, all the elements in the diagram remain in the original Package; however, certain elements (such as Decision, Initial and Final elements) are used only within one diagram, have no meaning outside that diagram, and are never re-used in any other diagram, therefore, if you move a diagram containing these elements they are moved to the new parent Package with the diagram
  • In a multi-user environment, if one person moves or updates the Project Browser structure, other users must reload their project to see the latest changes in the Project Browser; although this is true of any addition or modification to the tree, it is most important when big changes are made, such as dragging a Package to a different location

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