Adding Qualifiers

To add a qualifier :
- In the explorer, right-click on the process
model.
- Choose Add > Qualifier.
To assign a qualifier to a flow, a process, an external entity or to
a store:
- From the explorer,
choose a qualifier by
clicking on it.
- Hold the mouse button and drag the
qualifier over an object either in the diagram window or the explorer.
- Drop the qualifier by releasing the mouse
button when the object becomes
highlighted
and the icon underneath the cursor becomes '+'.
OR
- In the main menu, choose Display > Toolbars >
Qualifiers. The qualifiers tool will appear.
- In the qualifiers tool, choose one or many qualifiers to
assign. Select one of the three arrows, depending if you plan to add,
put identical or delete your selection to the
targeted object.
- Click on the targeted object.
Properties
The Design tab of the Properties window provides the following
information:
- the qualifier name
- its numerical identifier
- its alias, that you can use to display another name
- its physical name
- its icon
- and a description.
To customize the icon :
- From the explorer, right-click qualifier.
- From the pop-up menu, choose Properties.
- Click within the Icon box value. A drop-down menu appears
revealing a list of icons.
- For no icon, choose None.
- For an existing icon, choose it from the list. It will be applied
to all the objects that are linked to the qualifier.
- For a customized icon, choose Select...
- In the Open window, browse to the .jpg or .gif file.
- Click Open.
- Click Apply and Close the Properties window.