Elements

Note

Attributes and methods described in this section are available only on ArchiMate Elements

Contents

.duplicate()
.junctionType
.merge
.specialization

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.duplicate()

Since 1.8

Duplicate (copy) an element and place the duplicate in the same or a target folder.

// Duplicate element into the same folder
element.duplicate();
// Duplicate element into the target folder
element.duplicate(folder);

Note that the target folder must be of the same type as the element and in the same model.

Example:

// Create a new folder called "Copied" in the "Business" folder
var businessFolder = $("folder.Business").first();
var newFolder = businessFolder.createFolder("Copied");
// Duplicate a given Business element into the new folder
businessElement.duplicate(newFolder);

.junctionType

Applies only to Junctions.

Get/set the type of a Junction.

Allowed types - "and", "or"

// Getters
var type = junction.getJunctionType();
var type = junction.junctionType;
var type = junction.attr("junction-type");

// Setters
junction.setJunctionType("and");
junction.junctionType = "and";
junction.attr("junction-type", "or");

.merge()

Merge this element and another element.

element.merge(otherElement);

• Existing diagram instances of the other ArchiMate element will be replaced with this element
• Elements have to be of the same type
• Documentation of the other element is appended to this element's documentation
• Properties of the other element are appended to this element's properties
• All source and target relationships of the other element are set to this element
• The other element is not deleted

.specialization

Get/set the specialization for an element or visual object. The specialization should have been created first. See .createSpecialization()

Example:

var specialization = model.createSpecialization("Oscar", "business-actor", image);
object.specialization = "Oscar";
var specializationName = object.specialization;

Note - a specialization is assigned to a concept by its name, not the Specialization object.