Allocation table in the MagicDraw/Cameo tool

This slide shows a Generic Table adapted for the Allocate relationship in the MagicDraw SysML Plugin or Magic Cyber-Systems Engineer ^® (Cameo Systems Modeler^®) tools. This diagram type serves as a starting point only; you usually have to tune the scope and type filters.

The table is for part of the Hybrid SUV sample problem. The relevant allocations are indicated in these two diagrams:

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The Scope is set to package 'HSUV Behavior'. The Element Type is set to 'CallBehaviorAction, Activity, ObjectFlow, Continuous'. The allocations are mostly as already shown in the matrix in the previous slide, however, because we have now included Activity, there are some additional definition level allocations to Blocks visible here.

Some tool tips:

MagicDraw/Cameo: Many table cells are interactive! You can, for example, edit the 'name' of elements. Most columns are also sortable. And you can navigate from element cells to elements in the model browser via context menu items.

MagicDraw/Cameo: Learn how to effectively use and customise the powerful table, matrix, and relation map diagrams and how to create custom queries, implied relations, and custom properties. It will open up a whole new world of enjoyable power modelling!

This concludes the main part of this trail. If you are, however, brave and curious you may wish to visit next the advanced slides about some DOs and DON'Ts of using swimlane allocation.

Otherwise, it is recommended you visit this trail section on requirements engineering with SysML^®, MagicDraw SysML Plugin, and Magic Cyber-Systems Engineer^® (Cameo Systems Modeler^®), which also leverages the matrix and table features we've explored here:

16:01: Requirements engineering in SysML

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Allocation via swimlanes in usage allocation mode - DOs and DON'Ts

Notes

[CAPABILITY, FEATURE, TOOL] Magicdraw/Cameo has powerful relationship Dependency Matrix diagrams, and in many cases one can assign or remove relationships directly in the cells of the matrix just by clicking!

[DISPLAY, FEATURE, TIP, WARNING] MagicDraw/Cameo: In a Dependency Matrix the mode 'Show Element = All' can lead to very large matrices (but it enables you to interactively create relationships for elements that don't yet have any).

[ISSUE, TOOL] MagicDraw/Cameo: ERROR: Incorrectly uses 2 ObjectFlow edges and a CentralBufferNode in place of "elided Pin notation" instead of an abstract ObjectNode symbol and 2 arrow symbols (that are supposed to represent together 2 Pins and 1 ObjectFlow edge)

[FEATURE, TIP, TOOL] MagicDraw/Cameo: You can allocate an Action to any NamedElement in the model via its specification box under the Allocations section by dragging and dropping an element (such as a part Property) from the model browser onto the Allocate To field.

[FEATURE, TIP, TOOL] MagicDraw/Cameo: Many table cells are interactive! You can, for example, edit the 'name' of elements. Most columns are also sortable. And you can navigate from element cells to elements in the model browser via context menu items.

[TIP, TOOL] MagicDraw/Cameo: Learn how to effectively use and customise the powerful table, matrix, and relation map diagrams and how to create custom queries, implied relations, and custom properties. It will open up a whole new world of enjoyable power modelling!

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