Configuring Meta Models

Learn how to create, maintain, export, and import meta models in SystemWeaver as a SW Architect user.

How to Assign Icons
In SystemWeaver, you can choose to display an icon for items, parts and issues. Icons help users to more easily distinguish between different types. They ar...
Thu, 25 Feb, 2021 at 10:10 AM
How to Change Part Multiplicity
The swArchitect client provides a tool for changing the multiplicity of a part type from Single to List and vice versa. Existing data will not be affected. ...
Mon, 1 Mar, 2021 at 4:26 PM
How to Deprecate an Item Type or Part Type
If an item or part type is no longer going to be used, it can be deprecated. This is sometimes a good alternative to deletion and could serve as a temporary...
Thu, 23 Sep, 2021 at 1:07 PM
Implementing a Container Item for a Set of Parts
At some point, you may want to change the meta model for an item type that currently, directly owns a part type so that, instead, the part type is owned by ...
Mon, 31 Jan, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Where Can I View Deprecated Item and Part Types?
If any item types or part types have been deprecated in the meta model, you can still view these is various places.  In the swExplorer Existing items o...
Wed, 29 Jun, 2022 at 9:52 AM
How to Restrict Options for Specific Parts
As an Architect, you can set constraints on the Add, Paste and/or New, and Remove part(s)/Deleteoptions typically available for parts in, e.g., the structur...
Thu, 23 Sep, 2021 at 11:05 AM
Nodes in SystemWeaver
Overview Nodes and node trees are used to describe properties of items that are only true in a certain context. The concept is similar to how parts and par...
Thu, 31 Jan, 2019 at 12:20 PM
Viewing Meta Model Statistics
The swArchitect client offers Architects a Database Statistics Report that can provide evidence and input to decision making before any refactoring or chang...
Thu, 23 Sep, 2021 at 1:32 PM
Troubleshooting in swArchitect
This article provides resolutions to some application errors. I am trying to remove a part type. I am trying to remove a part type. I have confirmed u...
Wed, 24 Aug, 2022 at 11:54 AM