Place attribute with attribute name

You can place attributes of model items in the model window and display them with their attribute names, if required.

Procedure (quick video)

  1. Right-click an object or connection, and select Format > Edit attribute placements. The Attribute placement dialog opens.
  2. Click Add. The Add attribute dialog opens. All attributes that have not yet been placed will be listed. Specified attributes are marked with the preceding symbol Specified attributes.
  3. Enable the Show specified attributes only checkbox. All attributes for which a value has already been specified are displayed.
  4. Select the attributes you want to add.
  5. Click OK. The attributes are inserted and selected in the Attribute placement dialog.
  6. Click the attribute you want to place at another position.
  7. In the Placement box, click the position in the object where the attributes are to be placed.
  8. In the Representation field, activate the With attribute name check box.
  9. Click the Preview button to check the effects of your changes in the model window.
  10. Click OK.

The selected attributes with their attribute names are placed in the appropriate positions.