Causal connection without a connection line

Establishing a causal connection without a connection line

Causal connections having boundary objects as sources are also regarded as bindings. Therefore IDA Modeler supports binding of interfaces similar to the binding of variables.

To bind an interface,

1. Select the interface which is to receive data.
2. Open the dialog Connect interface for that interface.
3. Choose a source interface.

More specifically,

1. To select a receiving interface (with the name, say, XXX), open the object where it resides with some form or outline and find the interface.
2. To open the dialog Connect interface XXX, right click on the interface and select Binding in the shortcut menu.
3. To select a source interface:
   1. Switch the radio buttons to object in ... (the source object belongs to some macro of the present system) or built-in object (get data from a source object that is built into the application). Only objects of compatible type will be shown in the left window.
   2. In the left window, select from the list an object or a macro object (which contains the source interface).
   3. In the right window, select the source interface from the outline. Keep in mind that only compatible interfaces and their placeholders are shown. If a placeholder cannot be opened, there are no compatible interfaces.
   4. Click on the Connect button to finish the process.