You can customize the default global settings for Unified Modeling
Language (UML) sequence diagrams to show message signatures, operation signatures
instead of message signatures, or message signature parameter names to visually
represent communication in interactions in Java™ or Enterprise JavaBeans™ (EJB)
applications.
To customize the default settings for messages in UML sequence diagrams:
- Click .
- In the Preferences window, expand Modeling and
click Sequence and Communication Diagrams.
- On the Sequence and Communication Diagrams page,
complete the following steps:
- To show operation signatures globally, select Show Operation
signatures instead of Message signatures.
- To show message or operation signatures globally, select Always
show signatures (overrides individual Message settings).
- To show parameter names in message signatures in the <parameter
name> = <argument value> format instead of values only, select Use
"<parameter name> = <value>" notation in Message signatures.
- Click OK.