The Inheritance tab represents classifiers (e.g., packages, data types, and stereotypes) hierarchy within your project. Inheritance according to the UML Specification is shown using the generalization relationship.
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If a model element has no generalization relationship, it will not be represented in the Inheritance tab.
To open a new Inheritance tree
Open the Containment, Structure, or Inheritance tab.
In the open tab toolbar, click Image Addedand then select Open in New Inheritance Tree.
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You can change some Inheritance tab properties in the Environment Options dialog in the Browser options group.
The Inheritance tab consists of the following two components:
Inheritance tab toolbar
Inheritance tree
Inheritance tab toolbar
The Inheritance tab toolbar contains the following buttons
Button
Tooltip text
Description
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Collapse All
Collapses all currently expanded elements in the Containment tree.
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Collapse Selected Recursively
Collapses only selected node and all subnodes in that node.
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Open in New Tree
Opens the contents of the selected element in a new tab of the Model Browser. The selected element becomes the root node of the new tree.
You can choose to open elements in:
New Containment Tree
New Structure Tree
New Inheritance Tree
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Favorites
Opens the Favorites menu for choosing to do one of the following:
Add a selected element to favorites
Open the dialog for managing favorites
Navigate to a desired favorite in the Containment tree
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Quick Find
Opens the Quick Find dialog.
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Options
Click to open the Options menu and then select:
Invert Tree - inverts the tree hierarchy - shows the child element at the top of the hierarchy.
Show Applied Stereotypes - shows or hides the applied stereotypes next to the element name in the Containment tree.
Working with model elements in the Inheritance tree
You can work with elements in the Inheritance tree using the commands available from the selected element's shortcut menu. The shortcut menu contains the following commands:
Command
Function
Select in ContainmentTree
Opens the Containment tab and selects the current element in the Containment tree.
Select in Structure Tree
Opens the Structure tab and the structured classifier is selected.
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This command is available for structured classifiers (SysML).