ASSIGN

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ASSIGN

The ASSIGN command assign new or existing (symbols that already exist in another diagram) symbol types to new or existing diagram types.

Syntax

SYMBOL symbol-type-name
[IN diagram-type-name1] { ASSIGN [TO] diagram-type-name2 [EMBEDDEDBY] }

ASSIGN symbol-type-name
[IN diagram-type-name1>] [TO] diagram-type-name2 [EMBEDDEDBY]

The EMBEDDEDBY clause indicates, for relationships, that instead of offering a line to draw, the relationship is created by arranging the related node symbols inside one another. The from end of the relationship is the embedded symbol.

Note This is an insert action, adding to the head of the list of assigned types. To define types in specified sequence, refer to the DRAW_TOOL and DRAW_TOOL_SEQ keywords.

Example 1

SYMBOL "Organizational Unit" IN "Organization Chart"
{
ASSIGN TO "Enterprise Direction"
}

Example 2

ASSIGN "Organizational Unit" IN "Organization Chart" TO "Enterprise Direction"