Hidden boundaries

[beffge]

Hi,

is it possible to influence the order of different boundaries? I have cases, where "smaller boundaries" are hidden by "lager boundaries". Is maybe leaving the boundary fill color empty would help already?

Thanks!

[simonbrowndotje]

I don't know what you're asking without an example I'm afraid.

[beffge]

🙈 I was afraid of that, but I was able to make one 💪 😇 But please ignore the content, since it doesn't make sense at all.

Problem is top left, container test5 where it's system boundary is hidden by the bigger one in front of it.

and here the DSL for it:

workspace {

    model {
        user = person "User" "A user of my software system." "myTag"
        softwareSystem1 = softwareSystem "Software System1" "My software system." {
            c1 = container "test1" "" "" "myTag"
            c2 = container "test2" "" "" "myTag"
            c3 = container "test3" "" "" "myTag"
            c4 = container "test4" "" "" "myTag"
        }
        softwareSystem2 = softwareSystem "Software System2" "" {
            c5 = container "test5" "" "" "myTag"
        }

        user -> c1 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        user -> c2 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        user -> c3 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        c1 -> c2 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        c2 -> c3 "Uses" "" "myTag"

    }

    views {
        container softwareSystem2 {
            include element.tag==myTag
            autoLayout
        }
        theme default
    }
    
}```

[simonbrowndotje]

The "test5" container isn't connected to anything, so the automatic layout is having a hard time organising the diagram. I'd suggest:

1. connecting "test5" to something
2. excluding "test5"
3. disabling automatic layout

[beffge]

But please ignore the content, since it doesn't make sense at all.

I wrote this, since the example is just made up. I have a real one here, but can't share it.

1. connecting "test5" to something

I did try it, still partially hidden (see below)

2. excluding "test5"

I need to to explain the context

3. disabling automatic layout

This would reduce the benefit by a lot.

Can I maybe change the background of boundaries to transparent? I think this cloud solve the problem.

workspace {

    model {
        user = person "User" "A user of my software system." "myTag"
        softwareSystem1 = softwareSystem "Software System1" "My software system." {
            c1 = container "test1" "" "" "myTag"
            c2 = container "test2" "" "" "myTag"
            c3 = container "test3" "" "" "myTag"
            c4 = container "test4" "" "" "myTag"
        }
        softwareSystem2 = softwareSystem "Software System2" "" {
            c5 = container "test5" "" "" "myTag"
        }

        user -> c1 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        user -> c2 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        user -> c3 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        c1 -> c2 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        c2 -> c3 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        user -> c5 "Uses" "" "myTag"
        c1 -> c5 "Uses" "" "myTag"
    }

    views {
        container softwareSystem2 {
            include element.tag==myTag
            autoLayout
        }
        theme default
    }
    
}

[simonbrowndotje]

A workaround is to switch the scope of the container view:

        container softwareSystem1 {
            include element.tag==myTag
            autoLayout
        }

[beffge]

Perfect, that worked in my real workspace. Thanks.

Nevertheless, would this be possible:

Can I maybe change the background of boundaries to transparent?

[beffge]

I played with the styles ie.e element opacity & background but couldn't get it to work.