You can specify read-only stereotype attributes in profiles.
Before you begin
Before you can mark a stereotype or attribute in a profile
as read-only, a profile must be open in the Project Explorer view.
About this task
Specifying read-only stereotype attributes is helpful
when you have a programmatic way to calculate the values of the stereotype
attribute properties. For example, your enterprise might set up a
derived property that calculates the precise values of an attribute.
Specifying a specific attribute as read-only prevents modelers from
updating or overriding the values of a property that are automatically
generated. While modelers need to see the value of the property, they
should not modify it.
To mark stereotype attributes as read-only:
Procedure
- In the Project Explorer view, select an attribute of a
stereotype.
- In the Properties view, on the General tab,
select the UI Read Only check box.
Results
The values of the attribute properties cannot be changed through
the Rational® modeling product
user interface (UI), regardless of where the stereotype is applied.
Note: To
specify all properties of a stereotype as read-only instead of individual
attributes, select a stereotype and then select the Properties
UI Read Only check box. This check box provides a shortcut
that enables you to mark all properties of the stereotype as read-only.