View Properties dialog box

The View Properties dialog box is used to display and change the properties of the current view in the Dataflow window.

To display the View Properties dialog box:

  1. Display the Dataflow window
  2. Display a view by clicking on the appropriate tab at the bottom of the window.
  3. On the Shortcut menu (right-click), choose View Properties.

Settings

Description

Name

Enter a name for the view

Relationship type

Choose which type of relationship to display between objects in the view.

The Line and surface usage relationship displays the view with colored arrows and arrow labels between objects, based on line and surface usage.

The Standard relationship displays the view with colored arrows between objects, based on the operand data type.

See Colors and shapes in the Dataflow window for details.

Show new objects not created on this view

Select the type(s) of new objects you want to be added automatically to this view when they are created.

When existing objects change availability

Sets the view behavior when existing objects change their availability.

Setting

Description

Do nothing

Do not update the view.

Show available/Hide unavailable

Update the view so that:

  • available new objects are shown
  • unavailable new objects are hidden

Hide available/Show unavailable

Update the view so that:

  • available new objects are hidden
  • unavailable new objects are shown
Show available Update the view so that available objects are shown.

See also

About the Dataflow window