---
title: Shape library element form
description: Associate a shape element and its diagram action to a shape library so that the shape is available in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization.
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breadcrumb: [Enterprise Architecture Workspace reference, Enterprise Architecture Workspace, Enterprise Architecture]
---

# Shape library element form

Associate a shape element and its diagram action to a shape library so that the shape is available in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization.

## Shape Library Element form fields

<table id="table_qlr_nw1_k2c"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Tool Tip

</td><td>

Hower text to be displayed on the image or shape.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Diagram Action

</td><td>

Select the diagram action that you have created to associate it with this shape element.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Now Icon

</td><td>

Enter name of the icon or image with its extension details.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Application

</td><td>

Name of the application that the shape library is associated with. This is field is auto-populated as Global and can't be edited.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Shape library

</td><td>

Select the shape library that you want to associate with this shape.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Domain

</td><td>

Name of the domain. Use the look up icon to select a domain name.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Name

</td><td>

Enter a name for the shape to be displayed in the Enterprise Modeling and Visualization.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Entity configuration

</td><td>

Select the entity configuration that maps this shape to a platform entity table. This field is required when the diagram action for this shape uses the **CI Item** node type. When an entity configuration is selected, clicking the shape on the canvas displays a properties side panel showing field data from the corresponding entity record.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Hide in diagram types

</td><td>

\(Optional\) Select type of diagrams for which you want to hide this shape element.\[Omitted image "eaw-modeling-hide-show-shape-element.png"\] Alt text: Hide shape library element in different diagrams

</td></tr><tr><td>

Metadata

</td><td>

Enter the metadata to fill color to the shape. Example metadata:```
{"style":{
    "fillColour":"#F6EC60"
}}
```

</td></tr><tr><td>

Order

</td><td>

Enter a number to define the order of the shape element in the shape library.

</td></tr></tbody>
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