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WebEA Main View - Object Properties
When you select an element in WebEA, its properties are displayed either in the Main View or in the Properties View (if it is currently open). If the properties are displayed in the Properties View (to the right side of WebEA's Main View) then you can click on the to start to explore more of the element's properties in the WebEA Main View.
The property display in the Main View consists of a section at the top with common element properties, followed by a row of feature buttons (such as Notes and Relationships) which can be used to access specific features. By default the Notes are already displayed.
Common Properties
The common properties section displays an image representing the object's type, and its name, type and stereotype. This is followed by general information about the object, such as the status, version and phase, the time and date created and last modified, and the author.
Note: The Properties View can also be enabled and displayed alongside the property display in the Main View. In this case the author, version, and other general characteristics will only be displayed in the Properties View.
- If the model has been configured to allow it, there will be an element 'Hamburger' icon that allows the creation of object features; see the Object Creation in WebEA Help topic for further details
- If the element has a regular Linked Document applied, a line with 'Linked Document' and an will be displayed immediately under the object's name and type fields; clicking on the Open button will display the contents of the Linked Document
- If the element has an encrypted Linked Document applied, in addition to the 'Linked Document' label and Open button a password text box displays; if you enter the correct password and click or tap on the Open button the contents of the encrypted document will be displayed
- If the element has a stored document applied, a (along with the label 'Stored Document') will be displayed; clicking on the Download button will save the document to your machine where you can use the appropriate application to view it
- If the element has an image asset applied, a Download button (along with the label 'Image Asset') will be displayed; clicking on the Download button will save the image to your machine where you can use the appropriate application to view it
- If you are viewing the properties of a diagram then a 'Generated' field will be displayed. This shows the date/time when the diagram image was saved, followed by a button which can be used to flag the diagram to be 're-generated' by the EA Worker application. After clicking this button, the 'Image pending regeneration' message will be displayed and the diagram image will be re-generated by the EA Worker application. See the How to configure automatic viewable components Help topic for details.
Selectable Features
Below the common properties a number of buttons are displayed that allow you to view other existing features of the object, including location, Tagged Values, attributes and operations. By default, the element Notes will be selected and displayed.
If WebEA is configured to allow creation of objects or object features then an will also be included. See the 'Object Creation in WebEA' topic for more information.
To the right of the feature buttons is a filter button.
Click this button to toggle between the display modes:
- Single - In this mode, clicking on a feature button will display only that feature type, such as Notes or Tagged Values
- All - In this mode, all the element's features are displayed on the page, one after the other; clicking a feature button will scroll down (if necessary) so that the section for that feature is visible
These buttons are available to display the corresponding features:
- Notes: the notes of the current object
- Location: information relating to the current object's parent, any diagrams that the element appears on, and a list of instances that the element is a classifier of
- Tagged Values: a list of defined Tagged Values for the current object
- Relationships: a list of incoming and outgoing connections for the current object; clicking on the connector type will display the connector's properties
- Attributes: a list of all defined attributes for the current object
- Operations: a list of all defined operations for the current object
- Files: a list of Associated Files that have been defined for the current object
- Requirements: a list of all defined internal requirements (responsibilities) for the current object
- Constraints: a list of all defined constraints for the current object
- Scenarios: a list of all defined scenarios for the current object
- Tests: a list of all defined tests for the current object; selecting a test from the list will display more information - if you have the required permissions and the model has been configured correctly, clicking or tapping the pencil icon will allow you to edit the details of the selected test
- Resources: a list of all defined Resource Allocations for the current object; selecting a resource from the list will display more information - if you have the required permissions and the model has been configured correctly, clicking or tapping the 'Pencil' icon will allow you to edit the details of the selected resource allocation
- Features: a list of all defined 'feature' maintenance items for the current object; selecting a change from the list will display more information
- Changes: a list of all defined 'change' maintenance items for the current object; selecting a change from the list will display more information
- Documents: a list of all defined 'document' maintenance items for the current object; selecting a document from the list will display more information
- Defects: a list of all defined 'defect' maintenance items for the current object; selecting a defect from the list will display more information
- Issues: a list of all defined 'issue' maintenance items for the current object; selecting an issue from the list will display more information
- Tasks: a list of all defined 'task' maintenance items for the current object; selecting a task from the list will display more information
- Events: a list of all defined events for the current object; selecting an event from the list will display more information
- Decisions: a list of all defined decisions for the current object; selecting a decision from the list will display more information
- Effort: a list of all defined effort items for the current object
- Risks: a list of all defined risks for the current object
- Metrics: a list of all defined metrics for the current object
- Reviews: a list of all formal review discussions; if the current model has been configured to allow it, you can contribute to Review Discussions. See the Reviews in WebEA Help topic for details.
- Discussions: a list of discussions on the element; if the current model has been configured to allow it, you can contribute to discussions. See the Discussions in WebEA Help topic for details.
- Comments: the Comments on the current element. Initially only one Comment is displayed (to improve performance). You can load all comments by clicking on the 'Show All' button.
Opening Associated Files from WebEA
If an element has Associated Files defined, the file paths will be listed as hyperlinks in the 'Files' section.
For security reasons, web browsers typically will not allow local files to be opened directly via a hyperlink on a web page. In some cases the browser can be configured to allow this.
For example, for FireFox, see:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_Issues_:_Links_to_Local_Pages_Don%27t_Work
At the end of each file path is a 'Copy to Clipboard' icon. This can be used to easily copy and paste the path (for example, into Windows Explorer) and open the file.