Artifacts is a general term for the objects within
a repository, and are the lowest level of objects that are displayed
in the Project Explorer and project Artifacts page. Artifacts come
in various types, including documents, business process diagrams,
user interface sketches, user interface sketch parts, screen flows,
storyboards, use-case diagrams, use cases, actors, requirements, and
glossaries. You can create artifacts from the Artifacts project page,
the Project Explorer, the File menu, or the New button
on the toolbar. You copy and rename artifacts in the Artifacts project
page or in the Project Explorer.
Before you begin
To create artifacts from the Project Explorer, see
Creating projects, folders, and artifacts.
Important: Do
not use
any of the following characters when creating or renaming artifacts:
\ / | : * ? " < > &
Procedure
- To create an artifact from the menu or toolbar, do one
of the following actions:
- Click and select an artifact type.
- Click the New button
on
the toolbar and select an artifact type.
- To create an artifact in the project pages:
- Click the Open button
in
the editor toolbar.
- Select a project. The project pages open with the Artifacts tab
selected.
- Click the Create Artifact button and select
an artifact type.
- When creating artifacts, a wizard opens. Do the following
actions in the wizard:
- Type a name for the artifact.
- Browse to a project and a folder for the artifact.
- (Optional) Add a tag to the new artifact.
- (Optional) Select a template for initial content for the new artifact.
- (Optional) Click Next to add attribute
groups to the artifact.
- Click Finish.
- To copy an artifact, right-click the artifact name in the
Artifacts project page or the Project Explorer and click Create
Copy.
- To rename an artifact, click the artifact name in its editor
toolbar or right-click the artifact name in the Artifacts project
page or the Project Explorer and click Rename.