The Properties tab of the flow message
editor allows you to change the properties for the selected message set object.
The information that appears depends on what is currently selected in the
Outline view and in the Advanced tab.
The navigation buttons and links in the top right of the Properties tab allow you to move back and forth between
different objects.
The Properties tab
comprises the Properties Hierarchy and Details view.
Properties Hierarchy functions
When you select a
object in the Outline view, the Properties Hierarchy shows the following hierarchy
for the message file (also called a
message definition file) that is
currently open in the flow message editor:
- Logical properties
- Physical properties
- Documentation
Right-click in the Properties Hierarchy to display a number of
menu items. The displayed menu items depend on which level of the hierarchy
you select:
- Undo and Redo are available for all levels in the Properties
Hierarchy and apply to changes that you make in the Details view for the currently
selected object. To undo a change that you have made to a file but not yet
saved, click Undo. If you undo a change, you can reinstate it by clicking Redo.
- Add Include and Add Import are available when the top level
of the hierarchy of the message file (.sfmxsd) is displayed in the Outline view.
They allow you to link message files together.
- Apply default physical format settings is available for Physical
formats only and applies the default wire format settings for the selected
object.
If you add a new physical format in the message set (messageSet.sfmset)
file, this new format is added under Physical Properties in the Properties
Hierarchy. When you click Physical Properties, a link to the Message
Set editor appears in the Details view.
Details view functions
The Details view shows the
properties for the object that is currently selected in the Properties Hierarchy.
You can save any changes to the properties as you make them.
You create
any required documentation for a message set in the Documentation field.
This field appears when you select an object under Documentation in
the Properties Hierarchy. Right-click in this field to display a menu of standard
text editing menu items that apply specifically to this field and allow you
to undo changes, cut, copy, paste and delete text, and select all the text
in the field.