Chapter 8 Shortcuts and Object Replications

Shortcut properties

To open the property sheet of a shortcut, double-click its Browser entry or diagram symbol. The General tab contains the following properties:

Property Description
Target type Type of model and object type
Name Name of the target object. The Properties button lets you open the target object property sheet
Code Code of the target object.
Target model Name of the model to which the target object belongs. The Properties button lets you open the target model property sheet
Target package Name and path of the package to which the target object belongs. The Properties button lets you open the target package or model property sheet.
Shortcut type Type of the shortcut, external or internal
Status Displays the status of the target model or object. The following states are possible:

  • Closed – the target model is closed and the status of the target object cannot be determined
  • Opened – the target model is open and the target object is present.
  • Not Found – the target model or target object cannot be found. For more information, see Changing the target object.
Object1 [link shortcut only] Name of the source object from which the link is dragged
Object2 [link shortcut only] Name of the target object towards which the link is dragged
Generate [external shortcut only] Shortcut is automatically included among the objects generated from the model when you launch the generation process
Generated as [external shortcut only] Specifies how the shortcut will be treated during a model-to-model generation. You can choose between:

  • Shortcut - the shortcut is generated as a shortcut and retains its link to the target model
  • Object – the shortcut is generated as an independent object and loses its link to the target model
Change target object Click this button to change the target object of the shortcut

A shortcut property sheet also includes the following tabs:

Property Description
Dependencies Objects with which the shortcut collaborates. See Displaying the objects that are dependent on a shortcut.
Version Info Shortcut owner, modification and creation details

 

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