Details Tool Window

Purpose

The Details window shows information and elements which are linked with the element selected. Unlike the model structure, all relationship roles are taken into consideration, not just the owner. Elements which do not even appear in the model structure can also be shown.

Structure

Information is shown in a tree structure.

You can set how many levels should initially be visible in the Details window using the Display tab in the Options dialog. With the value "0", only the groups of the top level are initially displayed.

Information Displayed

If you select an element in the Model Contents tool window, in a document (diagram, table) or in the Result Region tool window, certain information about this element is shown in the Details window depending on what element type is selected.

Unlike in the Properties tool window, no information is shown in the Details tool window if more than one element is selected.

Model users, user roles and available profiles are shown for the model's root nodes. The Info tool window is not available for the root node.

Information shown about models includes e.g. imported profiles, diagrams and elements directly included, create defaults and general information (editing status).

Information shown about diagrams includes e.g. appearance in whiteboard diagrams and annotations.

Information shown for elements and relationships includes e.g. classification in the model and selected properties.

Bold text indicates elements that can be edited in editors (components)

Modifying Displayed Elements

Apart from headings, you can edit every element which appears in the Details window using the Properties tool window; it is also possible to edit elements that do not appear in the model structure.

Diagrams can be opened by clicking on the [Enter] key, with a double-click and with the Open and Open Read-Only commands.

You can edit specification texts with the Start>Open>Specification (F3) command.

You copy elements and paste them in the model structure.

The context menu contains other commands.

Drag-and-Drop to Other Areas

You can use the mouse (left mouse button pressed) to drag elements into other areas.

• Elements can be dragged into the result region and are then added.

• Elements can be dragged into an open diagram if they are allowed as contents in the diagram and do not already exist there. This only works for logical elements (e.g. classes), i.e. it does not work if diagram elements (e.g. class nodes) are shown in the Details area.

• Elements can be dragged into bookmark lists and stored there for quicker access.

Configuration

You can use the Details Configuration node in the Documentation Structures view in the configuration editor to set the information to be shown in the Details tool window for each profile. This is separate for each element type.

Detail window configuration is distributed to the technical profiles and parts which are the same for the various profiles are stored in the ROOT profile. The same applies for Details building blocks.