Display of property definitions

The Properties tab uses a tree structure to display the subjects, metaclasses, and properties.

In the left column, the subjects are listed in boldface font; expand the plus sign to view the metaclasses for a particular subject. When you expand a metaclass, the corresponding properties are listed in the left column, with their current values (if any) listed in the right column.

Items are typically in alphabetic order; however, metaclasses that are of the same type as the context are "pushed up" to be first. For example, if you are viewing the properties of a selected class, the first metaclass displayed is CG::Class.

In general, a subject is displayed for an element if it contains a metaclass that matches the metaclass of the element. The following table lists the exceptions to this rule.

Subjects Visible Only Under the Project Subjects Visible Under Diagrams and the Project Subjects Visible Under Only the Configuration/Component and the Project
  • General
  • RTInterface
  • RoseInterface
  • Browse
  • Report
  • IntelliVisor
  • Diagrams
  • Statechart
  • ObjectModelGe
  • SequenceDiagram
  • UseCaseGe
  • ComponentDiagram
  • DeploymentDiagram
  • Collaboration_Diagram
  • Activity_diagram
  • ConfigurationManagement
  • ReverseEngineering
  • CPP_ReverseEngineering

Selecting a property displays the definition for the property in the bottom pane of the window. Each time a new property is selected, the definition is updated in the bottom pane. Definitions are displayed for all three of the property levels: subject, metaclass, and the individual property.


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