Getting Started

Open the Properties window for a part

To open the properties for a part, do either of the following:

Note:The terms part properties and part settings are interchangeable.

Part property names and their values are displayed in a table format. How property values are changed depends on the property type itself. For example, the value of the partName property is a string and can be changed directly within a cell in the Properties window. Other part property values are changed through a second window displayed for that purpose. Editing a part's backgroundColor and foregroundColor for instance, is carried out through the use of the Colors dialog. To edit any part property, from its Property window, simple click on the value you want to change. If the value is a string or integer value you can edit it directly. If defining the value requires another dialog, click on the Open dialog icon presented in place of the existing value to bring up the dialog. If the value is a boolean, click on the cell in the value column of the table and select either the true button true/false Radio Button, true selected   or false button true/false Radio Button, false selected.

Note:In most cases, part properties and their values for VisualAge parts will be displayed within the table-oriented view described above. This table-oriented view is referred to as a generic properties view. In a few cases, a notebook is used to display part properties and their values. This notebook-oriented view is referred to as a custom settings view. Custom settings are navigated using notebook tabs. In either case, part property values can be changed and saved.

The part is updated with the new property value when you change a property's value and click anywhere outside of the value cell for the property you just changed or close the supplementary dialog used to change the part's property.

Additional information about the individual properties of a part can be found in the following places:


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