Associate signals with an interface or a connection

Note

The signal must exist in the data dictionary before you can associate it to an interface or a connection.

You can associate a signal to an interface or a connection in either the Visio Diagram view or in the function or logical structure view.

Procedure

1. Open the function or logical structure in either the Visio Diagram view or in the function or logical structure view.
2. If you are working with the function or logical structure view, add a signal to the function or logical structure.
3. Add an interface to the function or logical structure blocks, as needed.
4. (Optional) Add a connection between interfaces.
5. Associate a signal to the interface or connection. Depending on the view you are working in, do one of the following:

In the Visio Diagram view:

• Right-click the shape for the interface or connection to which you want to associate the signal and choose Associate Signal. The Data Dictionary Search Dialog appears.
• Use the Data Dictionary Search Dialog to find and select the signal to associate.
• If you are associating an interface to a signal, select either the Associate Signal to Source or the Associate Signal to Target option, as applicable.

Note: If a connection is being associated to a signal, the associate signal options are not included on the Data Dictionary Search Dialog. The connection is always associated to the signal as a transmitter.

• Click OK to associate the signal to the selected interface or connection.

In the function or logical structure view:

• Select the structure line for the interface or connection to which you want to associate a signal.
• Use the Ctrl key to also select the structure line for the signal to associate.
• Choose Tools→Signal Manager, and then choose one of the following: if you are associating a signal to an interface, choose either Associate Signal To Source or Associate Signal To Target, as applicable; if you are associating a signal to a connection, choose Associate Signal To Transmitter.

The association to the signal is created.