How to: View Application and System Definitions from System Diagrams 

From System Designer, you can view the underlying definitions of the members in a system. Viewing the definition of a member opens the diagram on which that member is defined. Applications are defined on the application diagram, while each system is defined on its own system diagram. For more information, see Overview of Applications on Application Diagrams and Overview of Application Systems on System Diagrams.

Note

The definition for the application or system you want to view must exist in the current solution. If the definition cannot be found, its use on the system diagram displays a red dashed outline. For more information, see Troubleshooting System Diagrams.

To view the definition of an application in a system definition

  1. Select an application whose definition you want to view.

  2. On the Diagram menu, choose Go To Definition.

    Application Designer displays the application diagram. The definition of the application you chose is the selected shape.

    Tip

    On the system diagram, you can also right-click the application and choose Go To Definition.

To view the definition of a system in a system definition

  1. Select a system whose definition you want to view.

  2. On the Diagram menu, choose Open in System Designer.

    System Designer displays the system diagram that defines the system you chose.

    Tip

    You can also right-click the system and choose Open in System Designer.

See Also

Concepts

Overview of Application Designer
Overview of System Designer

Other Resources

Viewing Items from System Diagrams