You can attach a URL, which is a UML model element, to other diagram
elements to provide more information. A URL can reference a Web site or a
file that is relevant to the element. For example, you can link to a Web site
that contains details about a component in your design model, or attach a
document that describes a use case in your use-case model. You can also add
images to your diagrams by attaching a URL that references the image file.
You must have a diagram open.
To attach a URL to a UML diagram element:
- In the Palette, click URL and click anywhere
in the diagram.
- In the URL Input Dialog window, type a Web
address or file path.
- Optional: To use relative path references, select the Use
relative path representation for all file references check box.
- Click OK.
- To attach the URL to a diagram element, in the Palette, click Comment
Attachment.
- In the diagram editor, click the URL and then click a diagram element.
In the
Model Explorer view, the URL is created
in the package that contains the diagram and not in the element to which the
URL is attached.
Tip: You can change the appearance and format
of the URL in the Properties view.