Usually a component of an application are splitted over a group of packages and package dependencies diagrams are not clear enought. Grouping those packages in one figure reduces the numbers of displayed elements and improves the diagram lisibility.
Here is a concret usage of the merged packages:
The following screenshot shows how the diagram can be sum up:
How it works:
Select two or more package and use the
Merge packages action:
In the same way, a
merge package can be splitted:
Persistant configurations:
The configurations are used to apply on a diagram a package grouping policy. From the project properties or from some wizards, you can access to the configurations editor.
Here is a screenshot displaying how a configuration can be applied from the diagram popup menu:
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