How many messages can we copy and paste?

The user cannot copy multiple messages between diagrams, just one message can be copied at a time. If the user tries to copy more than one message at once, a window will appear showing the following sentence: “You cannot copy/paste multiple messages between diagrams”.

If the user tries to paste a message but there is no message copied the sentence “There is no message to paste” will be shown.

What happen with the messages type right that has an associated response?

In this case, if we copy the one-way message, the Reply message is also copied and pasted automatically and if the Reply message is copied, the one-way message is also automatically copied and pasted, as is already happening by copying and pasting into the same diagram.

Where the new messages are pasted?

They will always be pasted between the same type of adapter as the original message. They will always be pasted in the order of the last step in the diagram.

What happens if there is more than one compatible object among which we can paste a message?

If there is more than one compatible object where we can paste the new message, a modal window appears showing a list of compatible FROM and / or TO objects, we just have to choose the one that interests us. There are several cases of this type:

• There is only one FROM: object and a TO object: In this case the message is pasted directly without asking us.
• There are several possibilities to paste the new message: Objects are divided into two groups: FROM and TO. Each group is presented in a list with radio buttons, so that the user chooses the object he wants. There can be several FROM and / or several TO. The form is dynamic, so it will only allow you to select things that make sense. The list of FROM objects does not vary, all the objects that can be a FROM object for that message are presented, but the list of TO objects if it is different depending on whether a FROM or another object is selected, only compatible objects to which you have range from that FROM object. The above cases apply to messages of type Right and Reply, which have a different FROM and TO object. For Self-type messages which share FROM / TO object, this other case is presented:
  
  
  • In the case of Self-type messages. If there is more than one compatible object, a list of all of them is displayed for you to choose the one you want. But without separating them since the object FROM and TO will be the same.