Sorting compartment items

You can sort compartment items in Function Point diagrams in ascending or descending alphabetical order to reduce the complexity or increase the level of abstraction in data diagrams. By default, compartment items are listed in the same order as they are in the Properties view and the Project Explorer.

To filter compartment items by name, visibility style, or return type in an ascending or descending alphabetical order:

1. Right-click a shape.
2. Click Filters > Sort/Filter Compartment Items.
3. In the Sort/Filter Compartment Items window, click a compartment and complete one or more of the following steps:
   • To sort compartment items by visibility, in the table, click the Visibility column heading.
   • To sort compartment items by visibility while filtering by selection, select or clear the check boxes for each compartment item that you want to make visible or not.
   • To sort compartment items by name, in the table, click the Name column heading.
4. Click Apply.
5. Click OK.

Showing and hiding compartments
Resizing compartments in data diagrams
Collapsing compartments
Filtering compartment items
Sorting attributes