Structured Specification Item Context Menu

You can perform a wide range of operations to create and manage your Structured Specification, using the Structured Specification item context menu.

Access

On a diagram or in the Project Browser, select an element and:

Ribbon	Design > Element > Responsibilities > Scenarios > Structured Specification : Right-click on item Design > Element > Properties > Properties Dialog > Responsibilities > Scenarios > Structured Specification : Right-click on item
Context Menu	Right-click on element \| Properties \| Responsibilities > Scenarios > Structured Specification \| Right-click on item
Keyboard Shortcuts	Ctrl+Shift+3 > Scenarios > Structured Specification Alt+Enter > Scenarios > Structured Specification \| Right-click on item or Shift+Alt+S > Structured Specification \| Right-click on item
Other	Double-click on element > Scenarios > Structured Specification : Right-click on item

Item menu options

Option	Action	See also
Create Structure From Clipboard Text	Click on this option to display two sub-options to generate a set of steps from a text description or list captured on the clipboard; a new step is generated: After each carriage return in the captured text ('New Line Delimited'), or For each sentence in the text; that is, after each full stop/space/capital letter combination ('Sentence Delimited') If a set of steps is already displayed, it is overwritten by the generated steps.
Create Structure From Generated Activity Diagram	Click on this option to generate a set of steps from an Activity diagram created for a Use Case. If a set of steps is already displayed, it is overwritten by the generated steps.	Generate Scenario from Activity Diagram
Add Alternate Path	Click on this option to create a branch from the selected basic path step to an alternate path.	Alternate path
Add Exception Path	Click on this option to create a branch from the selected basic path step to an exception path.	Exception path
Insert Step	Click on this option to display three sub-options, to insert a new step... line: Above the currently-selected step (press Esc to return this new line to the end of the scenario) Below the currently-selected step (press Esc to return this new line to the end of the scenario) At the end of the scenario Shortcut: Shift+Insert or Insert+Ctrl+N
Set Step As 'User' Set Step As 'System'	Click on the appropriate option to switch the entity responsible for performing the action of the selected step between user and system.
Link Step to Use Case	Click on this option to display sub-options to: Include the actions of an existing Use Case element Extend an existing Use Case element, or Invoke a Use Case as the action of the selected step Selecting the appropriate sub-option displays the 'Select Use Case' dialog, which you use to browse for and select the required Use Case element. The appropriate includes, extends or invokes stereotyped connector is created between the current element and the selected Use Case. For the include and extend actions, any text in the 'Action' field is overwritten by the link to the Use Case; for the invoke action, this link is added to the end of the 'Action' text: (Invokes: <Use Case Name>)	Select Use Case
Merge With Step	Click on this option to merge the selected step with another. A list of the other steps in the scenario displays; click on the step to merge with the selected step.
Move After Step	Click on this option to move the selected step to another position in the scenario. A list of the other steps in the scenario displays; click on the step after which to position the selected step.
Delete	Click on this option to delete the selected step; any subsequent steps are moved up one place. A prompt displays to confirm the deletion. Click on the Yes button.

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