Property pane

Property pane is the location where the properties of a diagram, model element or shape are listed. With Property pane, you can view and edit properties directly.

The Property pane

The toolbar

Name Icon Description Categorized View To sort all properties by their category. Alphabetical View To sort all properties in ascending order base on their names. Collapse To collapse all properties of each subitem. Expand To expand all properties of each subitem.

The description of icons on Property pane

Closing and opening the Property pane

Property pane is opened by default. To close it, press the X button at the top right corner. On the other hand, it can be opened by selecting View > Panes > Property from the main menu.

Viewing the properties

Click a shape that you would like to view its properties directly when the shape is shown on diagram pane. There are not only the properties of shapes, but also the properties of diagrams in Diagram Navigator and the properties of model elements in Model Explorer that can be viewed in property pane.

Select a diagram on Diagram Navigator to view the properties of diagram or select a model element in Model Explorer to view the properties of model element.

Viewing the properties in shortcut

When a diagram, model element or shape is selected, its properties are shown on property pane. Meanwhile, you are allowed to view other properties, which are in the same diagram, in shortcut by selecting the diagram, model element and shape from dropdown menu at the top of the property pane.

Select Customer - Pool in dropdown menu

Sorting the properties

In Property pane, the properties of a diagram, model element and shape are listed. You can sort the properties by their category, or in ascending order.

To sort by the name of properties, click Alphabetical View button. All properties will be listed in ascending order base on their names.

Click Alphabetical View

To sort by category, click Categorized View button. As a result, all properties will be listed by category.