Capella/Extensions/Installation Guide

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Revision	Date	Modification
001	2015/02/19	Initial version of the document.

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Document Overview

This document is intended for persons in charge of installing extensions for Capella such as addons and viewpoints. It describes the installation and configuration of thereof.

Installation Procedures

Addons

Installation procedure is the same for all addons. [1]

Basic Viewpoints

Basic Mass Viewpoint

Usage Verification

• Open the Viewpoint Manager view
• Right-click on the mass label in the Name column and select Start in order to start the viewpoint
• Create a Capella project using File menu then New and Capella Project
• In the project overview, select the Physical Architecture
• Expand Allocate Physical Functions to Physical Components
• Create a Physical Architecture Blank [PAB] diagram
• Click on the Layer button in the toolbar of the diagram
• Select mass in the drop-down menu to activate the layer

Check that in the palette, a new set of entries named mass has appeared and contains one tool.

• Click on the mass tool in the palette and click anywhere in the diagram

Check that a mass orange box is displayed and named Current: 0 - Max: 0

• Click on the mass element in the diagram and open the Properties view
• Select Basic Mass field
• Change the value to 30 for example and press ENTER

Check that the mass element in the diagram has become red

• Change the max value to 30 and press ENTER

Check that the mass element in the diagram has become dark orange

• Change the max value to 50 and press ENTER

Check that the mass element in the diagram has retreived its initial color.

• Create a Physical Component in the diagram
• Create a mass element on this component
• Replay the previous test

Basic Price Viewpoint

Verification procedure is the same as for Mass viewpoint.

• Consider Price instead of Mass for plugins,
• Consider Price instead of Mass for the viewpoint name in the Viewpoints Manager view, in the Layer of the diagram, and in the palette Tools.

Price concept applies to the same model elements as for Mass.

Basic Performance Viewpoint

Verification procedure is the same as for Mass viewpoint.

• Consider Performance instead of Mass for plugins,
• Consider Performance instead of Mass for the viewpoint name in the Viewpoints Manager view, in the Layer of the diagram, and in the palette Tools.

Performance concept applies to the same model elements as for Mass.