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Editing object with Properties tab

On the Properties tab, you can create a new connection from the selected object to a new or to existing objects, display object occurrences in the model, and delete occurrences from the model.

Create a connection to a new object

This example shows how to create a new connection in a process model of type EPC using the Properties tab.

  1. Open the model.

  2. Select an object in the model.

    Select object

  3. Display the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not already open.

  4. Click RA(S)CI. The category is opened.

  5. Move the mouse pointer over Informed. The New Create button is displayed.

  6. Click New Create.

    Select connected object

  7. Click the relevant object. The object is inserted and you can enter a name.

  8. Enter a name.

    Enter a name

  9. Click Create.

    Object connected

The connection between the selected and the new object is created.

Create a connection to an existing object

  1. Open the model.

  2. Select an object in the model.

    Select object

  3. Display the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not already open.

  4. Click RA(S)CI. The category is opened.

  5. Move the mouse pointer over Informed. The New Create button is displayed.

  6. Click New Create.

    Select connected object

  7. Click the relevant object. The object is inserted and you can enter a name. If you enter a term that matches object names in the database, the objects are offered for reuse.

    Reuse object

  8. Click the object you want to reuse.

    Object connected

The connection between the selected and the existing object is created.

Display an occurrence in the model

  1. Open the model.

  2. Select an object in the model.

    Select object

  3. Display the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not already open.

  4. Click RA(S)CI. The category is opened.

  5. Move the mouse pointer over the object connected to the selected object, in this example, over the object Head of department under Informed. The Show/Hide Display object in model icon is displayed.

  6. Click Show/Hide Display object in model.

    Relation menu

An object occurrence is created in the model and the connection between the selected object and the object occurrence is selected.

Display object in model
Delete a connection and occurrence from the model

  1. Open the model.

  2. Select an object in the model.

    Select object

  3. Display the Properties tab of the Properties Details bar if it is not already open.

  4. Click RA(S)CI. The category is opened.

  5. Move the mouse pointer over the object connected to the selected object, in this example, over the object Head of department under Informed. The button_delete Delete button is displayed.

    Delete connection

  6. Click Remove Delete.

The connection and the occurrence of the object are removed from the model.

Select object