Create and Edit Portal Attributes

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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.


Enable Range Checking
Provides a bounds checking feature for the Attribute's value. If breakpoints ar enabled, going beyond the range limits will cause a breakpoint. If breakpoints are disabled, going out of range will trigger a run time erro, and stop the run.


Lower Limit Below this value is out of range.
Upper Limit Above this value is out of range.


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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