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Tooltips in Property Grids

Some property tabs have a section that displays grid of items and details about them. Where the details include an expression, you can hover your mouse pointer over the expression column to see the full expression.

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For example in the action properties you can see tooltips for expressions in:

• Context Parameters
• Task Plan Rules.

Toolbars and Controls

Properties are shown in tabs in the right panel. To show/hide the right panel, use the slider: 

PhixFlow uses the same right-panel area to show multiple tabs. You can show multiple properties side-by side. Drag a properties tab to the left side of the panel.

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Toolbars

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Main Properties Toolbar

Properties are shown in tabs in the right panel. To show/hide the right panel, use the slider: 

To show multiple

When you open the property tab for a model or one of its modelling objects, the tab has a toolbar at the top. 

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Insert excerpt _more_options _more_options nopanel true	If there is insufficient space on the header bar then some buttons are moved into this drop-down menu.
Insert excerpt _delete _delete nopanel true	Delete the current item. Delete is: permanent as there is no "undo" option everywhere, so if the object is used elsewhere, it is also deleted there.
Insert excerpt _close _close nopanel true	Close the properties Tab. Also use the x on the tab itself. Image Added
Insert excerpt _finish _finish nopanel true	Save the current properties and close the tab.
Insert excerpt _save _save nopanel true	Save the current properties and keep the tab open.
Display	For items that have associated diagrams, such as screens, ERDs or analysis models, open the diagram.
Insert excerpt _back _back nopanel true	Toggle between the current property tab and one that was previously open.
Insert excerpt _forward _forward nopanel true
Insert excerpt _repository _repository nopanel true	Find in Explorer. This icon will bring Bring the repository tab to the front and will close all nodes except those leading to this object, filtered to show this item.  You may need to scroll the explorer to see the selected objectitem.
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If there is insufficient space on the header bar then some buttons are moved into this drop-down menu. The following options are always on the drop-down menu:

Insert excerpt_delete_deletenopaneltrue Delete the current object. Delete is:

permanent as there is no "undo" option

everywhere, so if the object is used by other models, it is also deleted thereCollapse all the sections in the property tab.

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 Close the current property tab. You can also use the X on the tab itself. Image Removed

Open the reference help page for this item's properties.

Property Section Toolbars 

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Each property tab can contain a number of sections.  Each section has a header represented by a green bar with a small arrow before the section label which can be clicked to collapse and open the section. Image Removed. Click the arrow to:

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Some sections contain fields whereas other sections can contain grids.  Sections which contain grids may have a number of icons on them to allow you to add and delete records, see a more detailed grid with more columns or refresh the current grid.

Tooltips in Property Grids

Some property tabs have a section that displays grid of items and details about them. Where the details include an expression, you can hover your mouse pointer over the expression column to see the full expression.

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For example in the action properties you can see tooltips for expressions in:

• Context Parameters
• Task Plan Rules.