Properties Area

Properties Display

Here are examples of the displayed information, depending on the selected element:

• Properties (attributes, types, parameters, in and out links, reference and instance information...)

  Important: In the properties area: The exposed parameter value is expressed with the base unit of the object, not the display unit used in the editor. For example, if the editor displays length with kilometer (display unit) with a base unit in meter, the properties panel displays the value with its base unit, in meter. The Hidden section and the predicates are not displayed by default. Press Ctrl+Alt+P to display them. For more information, see Keyboard Shortcuts.

• Hyperlinks to the elements related to your selection
• Additional information from the context, if a context is defined for your navigation
• Downloadable documents (for example, .doc or .xls documents), in the File section
• Additional commands

You can configure the display of properties and attributes in the properties area. For more information, see Properties Configuration.

Generic Commands

For most of the selected elements, the properties area displays these commands.

	Maturity Modifies the maturity state of the selected objects.
	New Revision Creates a revision of the selected objects.
	Revisions Displays the revisions and branches of the selected object. You can also display its duplicates.

Search Commands

Depending on your selection, a Search command is proposed.

Bookmark Command

Within the Bookmark category, when a bookmark is selected, the properties area displays this command:

Create Folder Creates a folder to store new or existing traceability objects. See Creating Traceability Objects in Folders.

Folder Commands

Within the Projects or Bookmarks categories, when a folder is selected, the properties area displays these specific commands:

	Create Review Creates a review in this folder. Reviews are used to store annotations. See Managing Reviews.
	Create Diff Creates a Diff to compare two models, documents or any elements. See Comparing Elements in a Diff.
	Create Semantic Browser Creates a customized navigation expression. A semantic browser improves your navigation, and helps analyze models through a formatted preview. See Customizing Navigation with a Semantic Browser.
	Create Scope Creates a scope to start the traceability analysis. In a scope, you can reference the documents, models and links sets to be analyzed. See Creating and Editing a Scope.
	Create Link Set Creates a link set in order to create and store traceability links. Link set links are external to the linked documents, and visible in traceability apps only. See Creating Links From a Link Set.
	Create Folder Creates a folder to store new or existing traceability objects. See Creating Traceability Objects in Folders.
	Create Pattern Creates a pattern schema, that is, a reference structure to be compared with any document. See Creating a Pattern Schema.

Scope Commands

Within the Scope category, when selecting the scope node, the properties area displays these specific commands:

	Delete Scope Deletes the selected scope from the work area and from the database.
	Duplicate Scope Creates a copy of this scope, with a new identifier.
	Rename Scope Renames the scope.
	Search in Scope Searches in this scope for traceability results and for Reqtify analysis results (stored in an .rqtfimage). See Searching in a Scope.

Traceability Commands

Within the Scope category, when selecting the Traceability node, the properties area displays these specific commands:

	Create Snapshot Creates a copy of the traceability model at a particular time. You can then compare this snapshot with the current traceability graphical view. See Comparing Traceability Models with Snapshots.
	Compare Snapshots Compares this snapshot with other snapshots in the same scope. See Comparing Traceability Models with Snapshots.
	Search Searches in this scope for traceability results and for Reqtify analysis results (stored in an .rqtfimage). See Searching in a Scope.

When selecting a snapshot, these additional commands appear:

	Rename Snapshot Renames the snapshot.
	Delete Snapshot Deletes the selected snapshot from the work area and from the database.

Pattern Commands

From the Patterns category, when selecting a pattern, the following commands are proposed:

	Delete Pattern Deletes the selected pattern from the work area and from the database.
	Duplicate Pattern Creates a copy of this pattern, with a new identifier.
	Rename Pattern Renames the pattern.