Properties pane

Use the Properties pane to display variables for the selected object. Property values change the appearance and display of that object at runtime.

Properties pane columns


Item	Name	Description
	Property name column	Navigate through the properties available for a selected object. Select any property and start typing the name of the property to find.
	Property value column	Edit property values. To edit the values of some properties quickly, select the value and start typing. The values may automatically complete as you type.

Tip: You can navigate through properties and values by selecting them with your mouse or by using the arrow keyboard keys.


Item	Function
Group by category	Organize the properties by category.
Sort alphabetically	Sort the properties in alphabetical order.
Add new	Add a property to the node. Add a display name, variable, alias, or audit signature. In the Events category of the Properties pane, this button adds an event from the Events header or a new method for the selected event.
Delete	Remove an added property from the Properties pane or reset the value of a default property. Delete the selected method in Events. Deleting all methods from an added event deletes the event.
Detach view	Detach the pane from the main window.
Attach view	Detach the pane to the main window.
Open with editor	Open the editor for the selected object. This button is valid for only certain object types.

To open the property context menu, right-click the property name.

Table 1. Property name context menu
Item	Description
New	Create child properties, variables, and aliases, or to create events based on the selected property.
Delete	Delete properties, variables, and aliases.
Copy	Copy child properties, variables, and aliases.
Paste	Paste child properties, variables, and aliases.
Collapse all	Collapse all children nodes of properties, variables, and aliases.
Show References	Display which objects or variables reference the property.
Copy path to node	Copy the path of properties, variables, and aliases in the project.
Change modelling rule	Set the modelling rule: None Mandatory Optional
Model analysis	Visualize the project information model in the form of a graph. See Display information model graphs.

To open the property value context menu, right-click the property value.

Table 2. Property name context menu
Item	Description
Copy	Copy the selected property value.
Paste	Paste the copied property value to the selected property value.
Reset Value	Reset the property value to the default value.