Properties Window for Elements

The docked Properties window provides a convenient and immediate way to view and edit properties of modeling objects such as elements. When the Properties window is open and you click on an element in a diagram or in the Project Browser, the window becomes the Element Properties window, displaying the common properties and providing an associated 'Files' tab and any specialized tabs required for the particular type of element. For example:

Port and Part elements have a 'Property' tab and a 'Redefined/Subsetted' tab
Class elements have a 'Templates', 'Parameters' and 'Bindings' tabs
Objects have a 'Run States' tab
Activity elements have 'Behavior', 'Parameters', and 'Partitions' tabs
Action and Invocation elements (depending on their type) have 'Action', 'Trigger', 'Behavior', 'Arguments' and 'Call' tabs
Action Pins have a 'Pin' tab
Checklists have a 'Checklist' tab
Signal elements simply have 'Element' and 'Files' tabs
System Boundaries have a 'Boundary' tab on which you define the element appearance
Wireframe elements have a 'Wireframing' tab for wireframe Tagged Values

As you review the properties for an element, you can edit the values by overtyping them, or by clicking on the drop-down arrow or browse button to select alternative values.

Access

Ribbon

After selecting the Properties window using one of these methods, click on the first required element.

Start > Explore > Properties > Properties or

Design > Element > Properties > Properties or

Show > Portals > Window > Properties > Properties

Keyboard Shortcuts

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Properties Window Options

As well as the Save icon (to apply changes to the model) the Properties window has a 'Hamburger' icon that, when you click on it, provides a number of options. These options are available when you are displaying the Properties window for an element.

Option	Description	See also
Find in Project Browser	Locates and highlights the current element in the Project Browser.
Element Properties	If you are displaying the properties of an element, displays the 'Properties' dialog for the element.	Properties Dialog
Operations	If the current element is capable of having operations, opens the Features window at the 'Operations' tab, to show the operations of the element.	Define Properties of Operations
Attributes	If the current element is capable of having attributes, opens the Features window at the 'Attributes' tab, to show the attributes of the element.	Create and Manage Attributes
Receptions	If the current element is capable of having Receptions, opens the Features window at the 'Receptions' tab, to show the Receptions of the element.	Reception
Set Parents	If the current element can have interfaces and parent elements, opens the 'Set Parents and Interfaces' dialog.	Set Element Parent
Show Groups	Select or deselect this option to partition the Properties into groups (such as 'General Settings', 'Project' and 'Advanced'), or present them all in one continuous list.

Notes

As the Element Properties window is so versatile and supports so many aspects of defining what the element represents, documentation of all tabs and fields is not currently complete; for information on how to populate tabs and individual fields, please refer to the Help on the 'Properties' dialog and on the type of task you are performing

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