Matrix views UI

A matrix view opens the same way a table does, from the SysMLv2 Views panel or from its source definition, and saves its changes the same way. What differs is what you do once it is open. To define matrix views themselves, see Matrix views, and for writing one out as a file, Export to CSV.

Working with matrices

A matrix view marks the relationships between two sets of elements, one on each axis. Reading it is the everyday use; an editable matrix goes further and turns the grid into a traceability workbench, where clicking cells creates and removes the relationships themselves.

Add and remove links

In an editable matrix, right-click an empty cell and choose Add Traceability to add a new relationship of the preset’s type, or right-click an existing mark and choose Remove Traceability to remove it. Changes are written to the source .sysml file immediately.

The direction of a created relationship follows the matrix’s configured direction. In an undirected matrix (the default), Add Traceability opens a submenu for choosing the direction at creation time.

Relationship creation can be disabled for a given row or column element; see Disabled cells.