Create and Edit Portal Attributes

When creating or editing Portal Attributes, the following Fields, Options and Buttons are available:

Fields

These are the fields that are available when creating or Editing Portal Attributes.

Name

Enter/Edit the Name of the Attribute.

Comment

Enter/Edit an optional comment, to guide those who come after you.

Initial Value

Enter/Edit the value applied to this Attribute upon the model being loaded.

Units

Select a Display format for this Attribute.

Options

Clear Contents at Start

The Attribute's Clear Value will be applied to the Attribute at the beginning of each run.

Clear Value

The value applied to the Attribute whenever its contents are cleared (at Run Start or via an Operation in a routine).

Constant During Run

Specifies a condition that the Attribute can only be Read, and not be written to, during a run. An attempt to alter the value of this attribute will be detected and produce a run time error.

Retain on Paste Replace

If the Attribute's owning Portal is targeted in a Paste/Replace operation, this attribute is not updated.

Round Values to Integers

Rounding will be applied to any alterations of this Attribute, ensuring that whole integer values are always experienced.

Edits Don't Set Modified Bit

If this attribute's value is altered, the model will not consider that it has been modified, and prompt to be saved (this doesnt apply to stand alone applications, which never save the model).

Dialog Buttons

Data Set

Select which Datasets to make this attribute a member of so it is saved when those datasets are saved.

Attribute

Displays a Menu of Options

• Show References

Displays a References list showing (if relevant):Source Object; Location; Modified Flag; Reference; Routine Line Number; Routine Operation. Right Click on a Source to switch to that object's panel and have it highlighted by a flashing box.

• Go To Owner

Displays the Subsystem whose Portal Scope this attribute is defined at.

• Migrate to Owner

Shift the Scope of the Attribute up one level, to the owning subsystem.

Add View

Adds a View of this Attribute to the currently visible Panel.
Remove

Deletes the Attribute.
Warns if any references exist for this Attribute.

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