Getting to Know Element Properties

You primarily use the Properties tool window, (configurable) Details tool window and the Info tool window for viewing a model element's properties.

Displaying Properties

If you select an element, information about it is shown in the Properties and Details tool windows.You can open a tool window in the View>Window>Tool Windows submenu if it is closed.

You can see information about a selected element in the Info tool window by clicking on Help>Info ([Shift]+[F1]). This information is independent of constraints which are configured or can be set for the Details window or with the display options.

An element can have more properties than the ones shown in the tool windows mentioned. Diagrams contain more information about the element's links in particular.

An Element's Properties

Properties of the selected element/s are shown in a strict structure always based on the element type. You can see the element's properties, labels, access rights etc. there.

If you have selected more than one element, only common properties are shown. You can edit these properties for all elements selected.

Attention:

When selecting multiple elements please take extra care for properties which have an element list as a value. The respective modification dialog is pre-allocated with the current value of precisely one of the selection's elements.If the pre-allocation is adopted by clicking on OK in the dialog, the other elements selected are adapted accordingly.

Detail View for an Element

The Details tool window's information structure can be configured in the model profiles. The Details area primarily provides information about how the element is used in the model structure.

The Details tool window only provides information.

Info Structure for an Element

Unlike the Properties tool window, the Info tool window also shows properties which are not set to Visible in the configuration. You can also find information about the element's history and special information, such as number of specification texts.

The Info tool window only provides information.