The Overview tab displays the label in
a read/write mode. It also displays information that is specific to
the instance in a read-only mode and provides access to the other
tabs of the instance.
Description of the tab
Three sections
are not tabs. They are displayed in the
Overview tab
only:
Alerts and Action Items,
General
information, and
Generation parameters definition (on
some entities).
All the other sections provide links to the corresponding
editor tabs.
If information is displayed in a section, you
can complete one of the following actions:
- Click the information if it is displayed as a link. You automatically
switch to where the information is specified.
- Click the More button to switch to the
corresponding tab.
If no information is displayed in the section, click
the symbol in front of the section name. It gives you access to the More button.
Click it to access the corresponding tab.
The sections of the tab
- Alerts and Action Items
- Any problem that is related to the current instance is displayed
in this section as a link. If you click this link, you automatically
switch to the Problems view, where the line
that corresponds to the error is highlighted. The error is explained
and you can correct it.
The
General information section
displays the following fields:
- Work context
- The work context is the project from which you open the editor
of the current instance. This project constitutes the starting point
for the resolution of the dynamic links and references between the
instances of the various projects. The projects hierarchy that is
declared in the design build path is explored in an upward direction.
If
you click Hierarchy, you can see a partial
view of the design build path. In this view, the project that constitutes
the work context is the lowest project of the hierarchy.
More
information can be found in the following links: The work context and The design build path.
- Name
- The instance name is displayed in read-only mode. It is entered
when the instance is created, and it cannot be modified later.
- Label
- Enter the label that identifies the instance. It will constitute
a search criterion upon a subsequent search.
Note: If the label of a child Data Element is not specified, the label of its parent Data
Element is displayed in the Design Explorer view, impact analysis search
result views, and selection lists.
- Generation parameters definition
- Generation parameters are specified in Libraries. These parameters
are related to the adaptation to the operating system in use.
So
the current instance is associated with the generation parameters
indicated in the Library that is displayed here. You can click Change to
select another Library.
The other sections of the
Overview tab
display the information, if any, entered in the corresponding tabs.
- The Definition section displays the Data
Element type, format, inheritance, and usage.
- The -D Lines section displays the Data
Element description.
- The -G Lines section gives access to the -G
Lines tab, where you enter the comments and error messages
on the Data Element.
- The Keywords section displays the keywords
that are assigned to the Data Element.
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