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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
May. 25, 2005
Giovanni Stallo, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeremy E. Mercer, Woodinville, WA (US);
Ramesh Rajagopal, Seattle, WA (US);
Giovanni Stallo, Redmond, WA (US);
Jeremy E. Mercer, Woodinville, WA (US);
Ramesh Rajagopal, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is provided for use in a system in which a user may edit an artifact and a diagram representing the artifact. The method includes acts of temporarily removing, in response to a request by the user, an artifact portion which corresponds to a diagram element on a diagram (e.g., a class diagram); removing the diagram element from the diagram; replacing, in response to a request by the user, the artifact portion in the artifact; and replacing the diagram element in the diagram, wherein the diagram element retains at least a portion of customization performed by the user previous to its removal from the diagram. In one embodiment, the method includes creating a representation of the diagram element which provides an indication of the customization performed by the user, storing the representation in a data structure when the artifact portion is temporarily removed, and retrieving the representation from the data structure to recreate the diagram element when the artifact portion is replaced.