Chapter 4 Extending your Models with Profiles
The following properties are available for stereotypes:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Specifies the internal name of the stereotype, which can be used for scripting. |
| Label | Specifies the display name of the stereotype, which will appear in the PowerDesigner interface. |
| Parent | Specifies a parent stereotype of the stereotype. You can select a stereotype defined in the same metaclass or in a parent metaclass. Click the Properties button to go to the parent stereotype in the tree and display its properties. |
| Abstract | Specifies that the stereotype cannot be applied to metaclass instances. The stereotype will not appear in the stereotype list in the object property sheet, and can only be used as a parent of other child stereotypes. If you select this property, the Use as metaclass check box is not available. |
| Use as metaclass | Specifies that the stereotype is a sub-classification for instances of the selected metaclass. The stereotype will have its own list of objects and Browser category, and its own tab in multi-pane selection boxes such as those used for generation. For more information, see Defining a stereotype as a metaclass. |
| No Symbol | [available when Use as metaclass is selected] Specifies that when instances of the stereotyped metaclass are created, they will not have diagram symbols. This can be useful when you want to model sub-objects or other objects that do not need to appear in the diagram. The Palette custom tool option is disabled when this option is selected. |
| Icon | Specifies an icon for stereotyped instances of the metaclass. Click the tools to the right of this field in order to browse for .cur or .ico files. |
| Palette custom tool | Associates a tool in a palette to the current stereotype. This option is available for objects supporting symbols, it cannot be used for the stereotype of an attribute for example. For more information, see Attaching a tool to a stereotype. |
| Plural label | [available when Use as metaclass is selected] Specifies the plural form of the display name that will appear in the PowerDesigner interface. |
| Default name | [available when Use as metaclass or Palette Custom Tool is selected] Specifies a default name for objects created. A counter will be automatically appended to the name specified to generate unique names.
A default name can be useful when designing for a target language or application with strict naming conventions. Note that the default name does not prevail over model naming conventions, so if a name is not correct it is automatically modified. |
| Comment | Additional information about the stereotype. |
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