Properties Control

This dialog serves two main purposes:

Ensures the attribute values are applied to all new symbols inserted in a drawing.
Lets you assign attribute values to a selection set of components that already exist in a drawing.

Accessed from:

2D Design Ribbon > Pages Group
3D Design Ribbon > Pages Group
Panel Design Ribbon > Pages Group

When the Properties Control is open any new symbols that you insert will automatically inherit the attributes listed in the Properties Control and their currently specified values. If you close the Properties Control then no attribute values found in the Properties Control will be assigned when inserting symbols.

In cases where the symbol you are inserting was not created with one or more of these attributes, the software will automatically add the attributes as hidden attributes. You can optionally choose to display the attributes by adjusting the Visible setting in the Symbol Text dialog.

Setting	Description
Assign	You must first select objects on the drawing and then specify each attribute value as desired in the Properties Control. Click the Assign button to assign these attribute values to the selected objects.

Configure Attributes

You can add or remove attributes that appear in the Properties Control by editing the contents of the following tables inside the Substation project database. You can use Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to make the necessary changes.

LCM_CustomAttribute

Setting	Description
AttributeName	Enter a short name for the attribute that you want to define without spaces.
AttributePrompt	Enter the text you want to see appear in the Properties Control for the Symbol Text Attribute field.
ControlType	Specify the type of control you want to use in the Properties Control for this attribute. You can choose from the following choices: PICKLIST - Define a picklist of choices that you can select from in the Properties Control. TEXTBOX - Define a text field that would require you to type in a value for in the Properties Control.

If you defined an attribute as a PICKLIST then the following table is used to define the specific entries you want to have appear in the picklist for the attribute.

LCM_CustomAtttibuteValue

Setting	Description
Attributeld	This would be the value from the ID field of the LCM_CustomAttribute table that corresponds to the attribute that you want to specify a picklist value for.
AttributeValueName	Enter an attribute value name for the entry that you want to appear in the picklist.
AttributeValuePrompt	Enter the text you want to appear in the picklist for the specified attribute.