Adding Arcs


The procedure for adding an Arc or Arcs uses the same principle as with adding Nodes. The procedure is as follows:

  1. Select the "Add Arc" button at the right of the Meta Model Builder dialog. Once pressing the button, an Arc item shall appropriately be placed into the branch of the tree list on the left of the dialog.
  2. The central area may change appearance, depending on the previous action performed in the dialog. The central area will temporarily set the name of the newly added Arc to Arc#, where '#' is the number of the Arc Added, corresponding to the Arc number on the tree listing. The user may change the name of the Arc, and add properties for the Arc where necessary. Refer to the Adding Properties or Removing Properties sections below for more specific details regarding the addition or removal of properties for specific items.
  3. Pressing the "Add" button will commit the details of the Arc to the list.
  4. If all items have been added, the user may press 'OK' from the Dialog Control Area to close down the Meta Model Builder. Otherwise, to Add other Items, select the appropriate button from the Dialog Control Area, or press 'Cancel' to ignore any changes made in the Meta Model Builder.