How to set the Initial Flow line style to rectilinear for all Sysml projects in Rational Rhapsody

Answer

Apply the following steps to set the Initial Flow line style to rectilinear for all Sysml projects:

1. Navigate to the Rational Rhapsody installation directory
   For example: C:\Program Files\IBM\Rational\Rhapsody\RHP 7.6\Share\Properties
   
   
2. Create a new empty file called Sysml.prp
   
   
3. Open the "Sysml.prp" file in a text editor
   
   
4. Add the following code
   
   
Subject Activity_diagram
Metaclass ControlFlow
Property line_style Enum "straight_arrows,rectilinear_arrows,spline_arrows" "rectilinear_arrows"
end

Metaclass DefaultTransition
Property line_style Enum "straight_arrows,rectilinear_arrows,spline_arrows" "rectilinear_arrows"

end
end

   
   
5. Save the "Sysml.prp" file
   
   
6. Launch Rational Rhapsody and open a new empty project
   
   
7. Click on "File" >> "Add to Model" and locate the SysML.sbs file as shown below
   
   
   
   
8. Ensure that you add the "SysML.sbs" file as a unit into the project model
   
   
9. After the “SysML” profile is added to the project model, open the SysML profile feature window
   
   
10. Within the feature window, expand the “Model” node and click on the ellipse button present in the “Propertyfile” field as shown below
    
    
    
    
11. Specify the complete path pointing to the “SysML.sbs”
    
    
12. Click OK
    
    
13. Re-launch Rational Rhapsody application and open any sysml projects
    
    
14. Create an “Activity Diagram” and place the Initial Flow line symbol connecting to an “Activity” symbol.