Change Property Settings on Design Object

Explanation

This activity is used to view and change the settings that control object property inheritance from design parts to design objects. These include the inheritance of terminals and wires by a design object from its connected design part. By default, the Inheritable or Non-Inheritable setting  is received from the class property configurations and is common for all design objects of the same class. This activity can be performed on one or more design objects, at a time to change the default settings and to reapply default settings if required. The Inheritable for Some option is set by the system, only when a set of multiple objects are selected where a few of them are can inherit terminals and wires while the rest cannot.

Prerequisites

N/A

System Effects

• When the default setting is Inheritable and the object property setting for terminals and wires is set to Non-Inheritable by you, terminals and wires will not be inherited automatically from this point onwards, even with a valid design part connection.
• When the default setting is Inheritable, and the object property setting for terminals and wires is set to Non-Inheritable by the system, if any manual addition or modification of terminals and wires is done on the design object.
• When the default setting is Non-Inheritable and the object property setting for terminals and wires is set to Inheritable by you, terminals and wires on the design object will be inherited from the connected design part, if one exists.
• When the system setting is Inheritable for Some, both the Inheritable and Non-Inheritable options can be set for terminals and wires by you, and will result in the effects described above depending on the respective selection.
   

Window

Design Object
Design Objects
Linear Design Objects

Related Window Descriptions

Design Object
Design Objects
Linear Design Objects
Property Inheritance from Parts to Objects

Procedure

1. Open the Design Object window or locate the design object in the Business Object Explorer if you want to change the property settings for one object. Open the Design Objects or Linear Design Objects window if you want to view or change the property settings for many objects.
2. Search for the required design object. Select the design object.
3. Right-click and click Property Inheritance from Parts to Objects menu option. The Property Inheritance from Parts to Objects dialog box opens.
4. In the Terminals group of fields, the setting currently in place for terminal inheritance from a connected design part to the design object, is shown. The Inheritable for Some setting is system set and indicates if, more than one design object is selected, that some objects have terminals inherited from design parts and some do not. Select Inheritable or Non Inheritable as required.
5. In the Wires group of fields, the setting currently in place for wire inheritance from a connected design part to the design object, is shown. The Inheritable for Some setting is system set and indicates if, more than one design object is selected, that some objects have wires inherited from design parts and some do not. Select Inheritable or Non Inheritable as required.
6. Click OK.