Chapter 8 Managing Objects
In object modeling, it can be very useful to document objects, especially when you share information.
The Notes tab is composed of the Description tab and the Annotation tab. Both open in an RTF editor, which retains full original format.
From the Notes tab of the object property sheet, you can:
You can use the following tools and keyboard shortcuts from the RTF editor toolbar:
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Open Editor Menu | shift + F11 |
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Edit With. Opens the default editor you previously defined or allows you to select another editor if you click the down arrow beside this tool | ctrl + E |
Remove All Formats
From the Editor Menu, you can select the Remove All Formats command to remove all RTF formats and only preserve the text with the default font. This may be useful when for example you have made a copy/paste from an application such as Word into your current RTF editor but do not want to keep the RTF formats of the text you have pasted.
Descriptions provide detailed information about an object.
In general, the description includes important information that does not fit into the General tab of the property sheet. For example, a description of the Employee entity might read: This entity has one occurrence for each employee in our worldwide operations. This base should grow by 20 percent in 2002.
The description is a free-text field that can be several lines long.
The annotation contains your own notes regarding the implementation of a model or the objects it contains. For example, an annotation of the Employee entity might read: Verify list of attributes with Director of Human Resources.
The annotation is a free-text field that can be several lines long.
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