Papyrus/Papyrus User Guide/Table Documentation

Since Papyrus 0.10 (Eclipse Kepler), Papyrus provides a new version of the tabular editors. This version will replace the previous version in Eclipse Luna.

Existing Tables

• UML Generic Table
  
• SysML Allocation Table
  
• SysML Requirement Table
  
• Views Table
  

UML Generic Table

Elements Accepted : UML Element only (all of them)

Filling Way : User, by Drag&Drop from the Model Explorer

Possible Context : all UML Element.

Save : All rows displayed in the table are saved in the model

Element Creation : All UML Elements

SysML Allocation Table

Elements Accepted : SysML Allocation only

Filling Way : Automatic, by Synchronization on the context of the model. Only the Allocation directly owned by the context of the table are displayed.

Possible Context : UML Package, with the SysML Profile Allocations applied.

Save : The Rows are not serialized in the model, because they are derived of the UML Model.

Element Creation : SysML Allocation

SysML Requirement Table

Elements Accepted : SysML Requirement only

Filling Way : Automatic, by Synchronization on the context of the model. Only the Requirements directly owned by the context of the table are displayed.

Possible Context : UML Package, with the SysML Profile Requirement applied.

Save : The Rows are not serialized in the model, because they are derived of the UML Model.

Element Creation : SysML Requirement

Views Table

Elements Accepted : Papyrus Views (Table/Diagram/...) only

Filling Way : Automatic, by Synchronization on the context of the model.

Possible Context : All UML Elements

Save : The Rows are not serialized in the model, because they are derived of the notation Model.

None

Table Features

The table framework provides a large number of features. Here we will describe all existing features supported by the framework, but not necessarly by all the tables.

1. Edit Cell Values
   
2. Change Axis (Columns/Row) Order
   
3. Invert Axis (Exchange Column And Row)
   
4. Add Axis (Column/Row) Element by Drag&Drop from another view (ModelExplorer)
   
5. Remove Column/Row
   
6. Destroy Column/Row Element
   
7. Rename Column/Row Header
   
8. Choose the Displayed Columns/Rows
   
9. Paste Columns/Rows From External Spreadsheet
   
10. Display Index Column/Row Header
    
11. Display Label Column/Row Header
    
12. Configure Index Header Style (A, B, C...Z, AA, AB, ... or 0,1,2,3)
    
13. Configure Label Header Style : select the information to Display in the Header Label (Name, Multiplicity, Type, Icon, isDerived)
    
14. Export table into the Excel Format
    
15. Print table
    
16. Sort Column/Row Axis by Alphabetic order
    
17. Sort Rows selecting one or several column header
    
18. Save and restore Table Axis Configuration
    
19. Select All

Edit Cell Values

Double Click on a cell or selecting a cell then pressing F2, excepted for derived features

Change Axis Order

Click on the axis to move and drop it to its new location.

Invert Axis

Select the action Invert Axis in the popup menu or change it into the Table Property View.

Features/Tables, when the Axis are NOT inverted.

	UML Generic Table	SysML Allocation Table	SysML Requirement Table
Content synchronized on table context	No	Yes	Yes
Edit Cell Value	Yes
Change Axis Order
Add Column Axis By Drag & Drop	No
Add Row Axis By Drag & Drop	All UML Elements	No (Synchronized table)
Remove Column	Yes
Remove Row	Yes
Destroy Column Element	Yes	Yes	Yes
Destroy Row Element	Yes	Yes	Yes
Choose the Displayed Column	Yes	Yes	Yes
Choose the Displayed Row	No	No	No
Paste Column From Spreadsheet	No	No	No
Paste Row From Spreadsheet	Yes
Display Index Column/Row Header
Display Label Column/Row Header
Configure Index Header Style
Configure Label Header Style
Export to Excel
Print table
Sort Column Axis By Name
Sort Row Axis By Name
Save and restore Table Axis Configuration	Yes
Select All

Table Property View

The Property View of the table is accessible selecting the table in the ModelExplorer.