Managing Messages in a Sequence Diagram View

Creating Multiple Messages

You can create multiple messages between two actors in a selected sequence diagram view.

Important: Return messages and self messages are not supported by this command.


Before you begin:
  • Create a sequence diagram view and activate it.
    Tip: From the tree, double-click a sequence diagram view to activate it.
  • Insert an actor.
  1. From an active sequence diagram view, select an actor.
  2. From the Sequence Diagram section of the action bar, click Create New Multiple Message .
    The Display Relations dialog box appears and lists the existing connections between the selected actor and the other actors displayed in the active sequence diagram view.
  3. From the Display Relations dialog box, select one or several existing connections.
  4. Click OK.

Multiple messages associated to the selected existing connections are created and displayed in the active sequence diagram view between the selected actors.