Internal Module Menu

The Internal Module popup menu contains the following commands:

Connect creates a Connection between two icons. This Connection means that at execution time, the selected Module or Subsystem uses some part of the other Module or Subsystem. Note that imported Module or Subsystems cannot use other objects.Small circles represent the position of the points. If you click on a space, the new point will be an intermediate point. A Connection can have a maximum of 30 points. To complete the Connection, click on the icon where the Connection is to end. That is the Module or Subsystem that you want to use. When the chart is saved to the project library, the Connection is added to the textual representation of the component where it starts. This means the Module or Subsystem which "uses" the information from another Module or Subsystem.

Alter enables you to create or modify the name of an Internal Module in its parent Subsystem. The name is changed wherever it occurs or is referenced throughout the MD Model. This is equivalent to Rename from a selector. The rename takes effect when the chart is saved to the project library using Save or Exit.

Resize

Small. The icon is changed to the "small" size.

Medium. The icon is changed to the "medium" size.

Large. The icon is changed to the "large" size.

Shrink/Grow. Use the mouse to drag the icon to the required size.

Change to Export Module is used  to change an Internal Module into an Export Module within the same parent Subsystem. Note: If you move a Module into a different Subsystem you may need this command to change the type of the Module after you have moved it.

Hide hides the selected Module and its Connections to other objects so that they do not appear on the chart. They remain in the project library and in the textual representation, even after the chart is written to the project library using Save. If you use the Create Chart command all hidden components will reappear. To unhide an object use the Unhide Connected Icons command.

Unhide Connected Icons enables you to unhide any hidden icons that are connected to the selected Module and their Connections to that Module. You can also unhide all hidden components using the Create Chart command.The icons are hidden using the Hide option on their pop-up menus.

Edit Text opens a text editor containing the complete textual representation of the selected Module or Subsystem. In this way you can edit the text of a Module or Subsystem while the chart of its parent Subsystem is on the screen. If the textual representation does not yet exist, you can create it in this window.

Edit Chart opens a chart editor containing the chart of the selected Module or Subsystem. In this way you can edit the chart of a Module or Subsystem while the chart of its parent Subsystem is on the screen. If the chart does not yet exist, you can create the chart in this window.

Show Traceability Links

Modular Design opens the Autotracer for the chosen component. The Autotracer automatically displays the Traceability Links from the selected object to Modular Design objects. You can alter the selections in the Autotracer if you want to display the Traceability Links for different objects. If the Autotracer was already open when you used this command then the entries in the Autotracer are updated.

Task Design opens the Autotracer for the chosen component. The Autotracer automatically displays the Traceability Links from the selected object to Task Design objects. You can alter the selections in the Autotracer if you want to display the Traceability Links for different objects. If the Autotracer was already open when you used this command then the entries in the Autotracer are updated.

GUI Design opens the Autotracer for the chosen component. The Autotracer automatically displays the Traceability Links from the selected object to GUI Design objects. You can alter the selections in the Autotracer if you want to display the Traceability Links for different objects. If the Autotracer was already open when you used this command then the entries in the Autotracer are updated.

Check  enables you to validate the selected Module based on the analyzer options. You must name the Module before you can carry out this command. To analyze the whole Modular Design Model, use the Analyze command from the Design menu. When the analysis is complete an output window is displayed which contains a list of the errors found.

Annotations enables you to attach annotations to an object. The Annotation Selector is opened listing the Annotation types available for the object.

Edit Source Pilot Annotation enables you to edit the Source Pilot annotation type for the selected object without needing to open the Annotation Selector. From the submenu choose the part of the annotation type that you want to edit.

Panel  opens the Annotation Panel for the object.

Interface opens an editor containing the interface text that was generated by ProSource or the source code placed there by ReSource, if such text exists. The usual text editor will appear if the Annotations are stored inside the ProMod-PLUS database. If the Annotations are stored externally, the tool you have specified in the Annotation Panel is activated with the named file.

Body opens an editor containing the body text that was generated by ProSource or the source code placed there by ReSource, if such text exists. The usual text editor will appear if the Annotations are stored inside the ProMod-PLUS database. If the Annotations are stored externally, the tool you have specified in the Annotation Panel is activated with the named file.