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openViews

Open Architecture Views Gallery

Since R2019b

Description

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openViews(model) opens the Architecture Views Gallery for the specified model, model. If the model is already open, openViews will bring the views to the front.

Examples

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Open the keyless entry system example and create a view.

openProject("scKeylessEntrySystem");
model = systemcomposer.loadModel("KeylessEntryArchitecture");
fobSupplierView = model.createView("FOB Locator System Supplier Breakdown",...
    Color="lightblue");

Open the Architecture Views Gallery for the model.

openViews(model)

Input Arguments

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Architecture model, specified as a systemcomposer.arch.Model object.

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Definitions

TermDefinitionApplicationMore Information
architecture

A System Composer™ architecture represents a system of components and how they interface with each other structurally and behaviorally.

Different types of architectures describe different aspects of systems. You can use views to visualize a subset of components in an architecture. You can define parameters on the architecture level using the Parameter Editor.

model

A System Composer model is the file that contains architectural information, including components, ports, connectors, interfaces, and behaviors.

Perform operations on a model:

  • Extract the root-level architecture contained in the model.

  • Apply profiles.

  • Link interface data dictionaries.

  • Generate instances from model architecture.

A System Composer model is stored as an SLX file.

Create Architecture Model with Interfaces and Requirement Links
component

A component is a nontrivial, nearly independent, and replaceable part of a system that fulfills a clear function in the context of an architecture. A component defines an architectural element, such as a function, a system, hardware, software, or other conceptual entity. A component can also be a subsystem or subfunction.

Represented as a block, a component is a part of an architecture model that can be separated into reusable artifacts. Transfer information between components with:

Components
port

A port is a node on a component or architecture that represents a point of interaction with its environment. A port permits the flow of information to and from other components or systems.

These are different types of ports:

  • Component ports are interaction points on the component to other components.

  • Architecture ports are ports on the boundary of the system, whether the boundary is within a component or the overall architecture model.

Ports
connector

Connectors are lines that provide connections between ports. Connectors describe how information flows between components or architectures.

A connector allows two components to interact without defining the nature of the interaction. Set an interface on a port to define how the components interact.

Connections

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view

A view shows a customizable subset of elements in a model. Views can be filtered based on stereotypes or names of components, ports, and interfaces, along with the name, type, or units of an interface element. Create views by adding elements manually. Views create a simplified way to work with complex architectures by focusing on certain parts of the architectural design.

You can use different types of views to represent the system. Switch between a component diagram, component hierarchy, or architecture hierarchy. For software architectures, you can switch to a class diagram view.

A viewpoint represents a stakeholder perspective that specifies the contents of the view.

element group

An element group is a grouping of components in a view.

Use element groups to programmatically populate a view.

query

A query is a specification that describes certain constraints or criteria to be satisfied by model elements.

Use queries to search elements with constraint criteria and to filter views.

Find Elements in Model Using Queries
component diagram

A component diagram represents a view with components, ports, and connectors based on how the model is structured.

Component diagrams allow you to programmatically or manually add and remove components from the view.

Inspect Components in Custom Architecture Views
hierarchy diagram

You can visualize a hierarchy diagram as a view with components, ports, reference types, component stereotypes, and stereotype properties.

There are two types of hierarchy diagrams:

  • Component hierarchy diagrams display components in tree form with parents above children. In a component hierarchy view, each referenced model is represented as many times as it is used.

  • Architecture hierarchy diagrams display unique component architecture types and their relationships using composition connections. In an architecture hierarchy view, each referenced model is represented only once.

Display Component Hierarchy and Architecture Hierarchy Using Views

Version History

Introduced in R2019b