The Event menu contains the following commands:
Connect is used to create a Message starting from a Task or an Event in a Task Diagram.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 Task or Event which will be addressed by the message.If prompting is switched on for Messages you are asked for the name of the Message. Otherwise you can name the Message later using the Alter command from the Message pop-up menu.
Alter enables you to create or modify the name of the Event.
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.
Delete enables you to delete an Event and its Messages from the diagram. To undo the deletion, use Undo.
Edit
Purpose enables you to edit the Purpose of the selected Event. It opens an editor window which contains the object ready for editing. You can also edit textual elements of Events from the Task Diagram Selector.
Activation enables you to edit the Activation of the selected Event. It opens an editor window which contains the object ready for editing. You can also edit textual elements of Events from the Task Diagram Selector.
Resource enables you to edit the Resource of the selected Event. It opens an editor window which contains the object ready for editing. You can also edit textual elements of Events from the Task Diagram Selector.
Priority enables you to edit the Priority of the selected Event. It opens an editor window which contains the object ready for editing. You can also edit textual elements of Events from the Task Diagram Selector.
View
Purpose enables you to view the Purpose of the selected Event. It opens an editor window which contains the object. You can also view textual elements of Events from the Task Diagram Selector.
Activation enables you to view the Activation of the selected Event. It opens an editor window which contains the object. You can also view textual elements of Events from the Task Diagram Selector.
Resource enables you to view the Resource of the selected Event. It opens an editor window which contains the object. You can also view textual elements of Events from the Task Diagram Selector.
Priority enables you to view the Priority of the selected Event. It opens an editor window which contains the object. You can also view textual elements of Events from the Task Diagram Selector.
Activation Points enables you to work on the Activation Points for the selected Event. It is only available if the selected Event is already stored in the data base. If the Event does not exist in the data base the message "Please save Task Diagram first" is shown. If the selected Event is defined the Activation Point Selector appears.
Show Task Diagrams displays a list of the Task Diagrams associated with the selected Event. That is, any Task Diagrams that contain this Event. From this list you can choose a related Task Diagram for modification whilst still editing the original diagram.
Check enables you to validate the selected Event based on the analyzer options. You must name the Event before you can carry out this command. To analyze the whole Task 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.