Decision Properties

You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a decision property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the Decisions folder.

The General tab contains the following properties:

Property

Description

Name

Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users.

Code

Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts.

Comment

Descriptive comment for the object.

Stereotype

Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs. You can type stereotypes directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in your model's resource file or in an extended model definition.

Decision Property Sheet Condition Tab

The Condition tab contains the following properties:

Properties

Description

Alias

Specifies a short name for the condition, to be displayed next to its symbol in the diagram.

Condition (text box)

Specifies a condition to be evaluated to determine how the decision should be traversed. You can enter any appropriate information in this box, as well as open, insert and save text files. You can open the Condition tab by right-clicking the decision symbol, and selecting Condition in the contextual menu.


Created October 7, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com