Dymola Behavior Modeling in Editability Mode

Editability (Read-only) Mode

In editability mode, commands display information that cannot be edited.

You can also create a new class, on the conditions specified below.

Create New Class

This command is authorized, except for the two following cases:

• If the class selected from the Insert in box is read-only.
• If the new class extends a class contained in an outside package,

  AND the root package of the new class has not already used this outside package,

  AND the root package of the new class is read-only.

  The reason is that in this extension context, a Modelica annotation needs to be added to the root package of the new class. If it is read-only, it does not accept the Modelica annotation and the creation is not allowed.

For more information about the read-only mode, see Collaborative Lifecycle: Editability.

Switch to Edition Mode

After a switch to edition mode, all the commands are authorized, except a few specific cases:

Instantiate

This command is not authorized in the following cases:

• If the destination class is read-only.
• If the selected class is contained in an outside package,

  AND the root package of the destination class has not already used this outside package

  AND the root package of the destination class is read-only.

  The reason is that in this context, a Modelica annotation needs to be added to the root package of the selected class. If read-only, it does not accept the Modelica annotation and the instantiation is not authorized.

Create a new class

This command is not authorized in the following cases:

• if the parent class selected from the Insert in box is read-only.
• If the new class extends a class contained in an outside package,

  AND the root package of the new class has not already used this outside package

  AND the root package of the new class is read-only.

  The reason is that in this extension context, a Modelica annotation needs to be added to the root package of the selected class. If read-only, it does not accept the Modelica annotation and the Instantiate command is not authorized.

Delete a class

This command is not authorized if the class to be deleted has a read-only child.

Edit Class Attributes

The command is authorized, but the Extend attributes are not editable:

• If the parent class is contained in an outside package

  AND the root package of the edited class has not already used this outside package

  AND the root package of the edited class is read-only.

  The reason is that in this extension context, a Modelica annotation needs to be added to the root package of the edited class. If this root package is read-only, it does not accept the Modelica annotation and the Extend attribute is not editable.

Editability Commands

You can switch an object from edition to read-only, or from read-only to edition mode (provided that this object is not locked by another user). For this, you can use the following commands from the Collaborative Lifecycle app.

To enter this app, click Social and Collaborative Apps  from the Compass, and select Collaborative Lifecycle.

For more information about the commands below, see Collaborative Lifecycle: Editability.

Switch to Edition

When working in read-only mode, you can modify only one object.

From the Collaboration section of the action bar, click Switch to Edition .

Switch to Read Only

When working in edition mode, you can lock an object.

From the Collaboration section of the action bar, click Switch to Read Only .

Display Editability Errors

You can display a detailed view of the errors encountered during the last editability check.

From the Collaboration section of the action bar, click Display Editability Errors .