UML Link Properties dialog box (Link category)

Name

Type a name for the link.

Stereotype

Choose the stereotype you want from the drop-down list. If a stereotype you want to use isn't listed, you can add a new stereotype or edit an existing one by clicking Stereotypes on the UML menu.

Association

Choose the association of which the link is an instance.

LinkEnd Count

You can't change the end count for a link. For an n-ary link, choose the number of link ends you want.

LinkEnds

Lists the link ends for the link.

To quickly edit the most commonly used settings for a link end, click a field in the LinkEnds list, and then select or type a value.

To access all of the settings for a link end, select the link end in the list, and then click Properties.

• LinkEnd  Type the name of the link end.

• Stereotype  Choose the stereotype you want from the drop-down list. If a stereotype you want to use isn't listed, you can add a new stereotype or edit an existing one by clicking UML then clicking Stereotypes.

Properties

After you select a link end, click to display three categories where you can add property values to define a link end: Link End, Constraints, and Tagged Values.

Documentation

Type any documentation you want to add to the element as a tagged value. When you select the shape or icon representing the element, the documentation you type here also appears in the Documentation window.