Convert a shape to a group shape

  • Freigeben Version: Australia
  • Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
  • 1 Minute Lesedauer

    • Group shapes enable you to combine multiple related shapes into a single container for better organization and clarity in diagrams. It’s useful for representing logical groupings such as a set of applications under a business capability, related processes under a value stream stage.

    Vorbereitungen

    Role required: sn_apm.apm_user

    Warum und wann dieser Vorgang ausgeführt wird

    You can convert all general shapes to group shapes, except shapes such as actor, sticky note, and junction.

    Prozedur

    1. Navigate to Workspaces > Enterprise Architecture Workspace.
    2. Open the Modeling page by selecting the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization icon (Enterprise Modeling and Visualization).
    3. Create a blank diagram or open an existing diagram.
    4. Add a shape from the General shapes section.
    5. Select the Convert to groupable shape icon.
      The shape becomes a container shape. You can add other elements in the shape. The parent shape and child shapes behave as a single group.
      Hinweis:
      To ungroup and make it as a normal shape, select Revert to normal shape icon.
      Change a general shape to a group shape