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The '''''Attribute panel '''''offers a handy way to rapidly explore the definitions, descriptions, or other attributes of the variables and other nodes in a '''Diagram '''window. You can open the panel below the diagram, and use it to view or edit any attribute of the node you select. It shows the same attributes that you can see in the '''Object '''window, and often several other attributes.
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The '''''Attribute panel '''''offers a handy way to rapidly explore the [[definition]]s, descriptions, or other [[attributes]] of the variables and other nodes in a [[Diagram window]]. You can open the panel below the diagram, and use it to view or edit any attribute of the node you select. It shows the same attributes that you can see in the [[Object window]], and often several other attributes.
  
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Click the key icon [[File:Chapter1_44.png]] to open the '''Attribute '''panel. Here are things you can do in this panel:
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Click the {{Release||4.6|key icon [[File:Chapter1_44.png]]}}{{Release|5.0||panel opener icon [[image:Attribute panel opener button.png]]}} to open the '''Attribute '''panel. Here are things you can do in this panel:
  
 
* Select another node in the diagram to see the selected attribute of a different object.
 
* Select another node in the diagram to see the selected attribute of a different object.
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* Click the background of the diagram to see the attributes of the parent module.
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* Click the background of the diagram to see the [[attributes]] of the parent module.
 
* Select another option from the '''Attribute '''menu to see a different attribute.
 
* Select another option from the '''Attribute '''menu to see a different attribute.
 
* To enter or edit the attribute value, make sure you are in edit mode, and click in the '''Attribute''' panel, and start typing. (Not all attributes are user-editable.)
 
* To enter or edit the attribute value, make sure you are in edit mode, and click in the '''Attribute''' panel, and start typing. (Not all attributes are user-editable.)
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Different classes of objects have different sets of attributes.
 
Different classes of objects have different sets of attributes.
  
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If you try to see an attribute not defined for an object, it shows its description.
 
If you try to see an attribute not defined for an object, it shows its description.
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See the [[Glossary]] for descriptions of these attributes. To display other attributes or to add new attributes, see [[Managing attributes]].
 
See the [[Glossary]] for descriptions of these attributes. To display other attributes or to add new attributes, see [[Managing attributes]].
  
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To close the '''Attribute '''panel, click the key icon [[File:Chapter1_44.png]] again.
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To close the '''Attribute '''panel, click the {{Release||4.6|key icon [[File:Chapter1_44.png]]}}{{Release|5.0||panel opener button [[image:Attribute panel closer button.png]]}} again.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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<footer>The Object window / {{PAGENAME}} / Showing values in the Object window </footer>
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* [[Attributes]]
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* [[Manage attributes]]
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* [[Objects_and_Their_Attributes_-_Part_1_of_3|Objects and Their Attributes]]
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* [[To edit an attribute]]
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* [[Entering Attributes using the Attribute panel]]
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* [[Tutorial: Reviewing a model#Using_the_Attribute_panel|Tutorial: Using the Attribute panel]]
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* [[Tutorial: Create a model#Entering_attributes_using_the_Attribute_panel|Tutorial: Creating and entering attributes using the Attribute panel]]
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* [[Tutorial: Reviewing a model#Inspecting_definitions_in_the_Attribute_panel|Tutorial: Inspecting definitions in the Attribute panel]]
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* [[Tutorial: Reviewing a model#Inspecting_values_in_the_Attribute_panel|Tutorial: Inspecting values in the Attribute panel]]
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<footer>Object window / {{PAGENAME}} / Values in Object Window </footer>

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The Attribute panel offers a handy way to rapidly explore the definitions, descriptions, or other attributes of the variables and other nodes in a Diagram window. You can open the panel below the diagram, and use it to view or edit any attribute of the node you select. It shows the same attributes that you can see in the Object window, and often several other attributes.

Rent vs Buy Model Diagram.png


Select node to see its attribute below


Panel opener is open


Drag partition to change panel height


Title of the selected object


Value of the attribute


Attribute menu from which you select the attribute to show


Drag box to change panel height and diagram width

Click the panel opener icon Attribute panel opener button.png to open the Attribute panel. Here are things you can do in this panel:

  • Select another node in the diagram to see the selected attribute of a different object.
  • Click the background of the diagram to see the attributes of the parent module.
  • Select another option from the Attribute menu to see a different attribute.
  • To enter or edit the attribute value, make sure you are in edit mode, and click in the Attribute panel, and start typing. (Not all attributes are user-editable.)

Different classes of objects have different sets of attributes.

AttributePanel.png


AttributeMenuVariableOptions.png Variable


AttributeMenuModuleOptions.png Module


AttributeMenuFunctionOptions.png Function

If you try to see an attribute not defined for an object, it shows its description.

See the Glossary for descriptions of these attributes. To display other attributes or to add new attributes, see Managing attributes.

To close the Attribute panel, click the panel opener button Attribute panel closer button.png again.

See Also


Object windowAttribute panelValues in Object Window
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