IntelliJ IDEA 2018.2 Help

Diagrams

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Use this page to configure the default visibility settings and layout for diagrams.

Content pane

Select the checkboxes next to the elements to be shown on diagrams.

Item

Description

Show Difference

Details

If this checkbox is selected, all the specified details of the elements will be shown in the UML class diagram for a revision. If this checkbox is not selected, only node elements will be included in diagram.

Java Class Diagrams

Class Elements

Select the checkboxes to show members (fields, constructors, methods, properties and inner classes) within the node elements:
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In diagram, use toolbar buttons icons nodes field svg, method.png, JavaScriptLanguage icons members constructor, patch.png, and innerClass.png.

Dependencies

Select the checkboxes below to show dependency links in diagram.

DB Diagrams

Key columns

For the primary key columns to be shown when a diagram opens, select this checkbox.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, use showPK on the toolbar to show or hide the corresponding columns.

Columns

For the columns other than the primary key columns to be shown when a diagram opens, select this checkbox.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, use showColumn on the toolbar to show or hide the corresponding columns.

Project Modules

Libraries

If this checkbox is selected, libraries will be shown in UML diagrams for modules.

ActionScript/Flex

Class Elements

Select the checkboxes below to show members (fields, constructors, methods, and properties) within the node elements. In diagram, use toolbar buttons icons nodes field svg, method.png, JavaScriptLanguage icons members constructor, and patch.png.

JPA ER Diagram

Properties

If this checkbox is selected, properties of entity classes are shown when a JPA ER diagram opens.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, you can show or hide these properties by using icons javaee persistenceAttribute on the toolbar.

Embeddables

If this checkbox is selected, embeddable objects are shown when a JPA ER diagram opens.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, you can show or hide the embeddables by using icons javaee persistenceEmbeddable on the toolbar.

Superclasses

If this checkbox is selected, superclasses of entity classes are shown when a JPA ER diagram opens.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, you can show or hide the superclasses by using icons javaee persistenceEntity on the toolbar.

EJB ER Diagram

Properties

If this checkbox is selected, properties of entity beans are shown when an EJB ER diagram opens.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, you can show or hide these properties by using icons javaee persistenceAttribute on the toolbar.

Embeddables

If this checkbox is selected, embeddable objects are shown when an EJB ER diagram opens.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, you can show or hide the embeddables by using icons javaee persistenceEmbeddable on the toolbar.

Superclasses

If this checkbox is selected, superclasses of entity beans are shown when an EJB ER diagram opens.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, you can show or hide the superclasses by using icons javaee persistenceEntity on the toolbar.

BPMN 2.0 Diagram

Details

For element details to be shown when a BPMN diagram opens, select this checkbox.

CDI Dependencies Diagram

@Inject

If this checkbox is selected, injection points are shown when a CDI dependency diagram opens.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, you can show or hide the injection points by using JE ShowInjectionPointsIcon on the toolbar.

@Produces

If this checkbox is selected, producer methods and fields are shown when a CDI dependency diagram opens.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, you can show or hide the producer methods and fields by using JE ShowProducersIcon on the toolbar.

@Decorator

If this checkbox is selected, decorator bean classes are shown when a CDI dependency diagram opens.

When viewing a diagram in the editor, you can show or hide the decorators by using cdi support resources icons decorator on the toolbar.

Spring

Local context

If this checkbox is selected, local context will be shown in diagrams. To enable showing local context in the Diagram tab in the editor, click SpringDiagramLocalContext.

Properties

If this checkbox is selected, property files will be shown in diagrams. To enable showing property files in the Diagram tab in the editor, click SpringDiagramProperties.

Spring Integration

Show Labels

If this checkbox is selected, labels will be shown in diagrams. To enable showing labels in the Diagram tab in the editor, click SpringIntegrationDiagramLabels.

Spring Web Flow

Details

If this checkbox is selected, deatils will be shown in diagrams.

Events

If this checkbox is selected, events will be shown in diagrams.

Sub Flows

If this checkbox is selected, Sub Flows will be shown in diagrams.

Controls

Item

Description

Default layout

Select the desired layout from the drop-down list. Node elements in newly created diagrams will be arranged according to the selected layout.

Default scope

Select scope from the drop-down list. Specifying a scope helps you avoid showing in diagram the unnecessary hierarchies. You can define scopes for your project in the Scopes page of the Settings dialog.

Fit content after layout

If this checkbox is selected, then after applying a layout selected on the diagram context menu, all diagram elements will be resized to fit into the current diagram area. In diagram, use the icons graph fitContent svg toolbar button.

Do relayout when new elements were added

If this checkbox is selected, diagram layout will be performed automatically after adding new elements.

Enable colors

If this checkbox is selected, relationship links will be shown colored.

Last modified: 20 November 2018