Creating an Attribute

You can create attributes on the Attributes tab of an element, complex type, or attribute group property sheet.

The Attributes tab contains the following tools:

Tool

Description

Add Attribute - Creates a local attribute.

Add Undefined Reference to Attribute Group - Adds a reference to an attribute group defined in the current model. Select a name from the Reference list or enter a name for a new attribute group to be defined later.

Add Reference to Attribute - Adds references to global attributes defined in the current model that you choose from a Selection dialog.

Add Reference to Attribute Group - Adds references to attribute groups defined in the current model that you choose from a Selection dialog.

Any Attribute - Adds "any" attribute of a specified namespace ( see Any Attributes.

For general information about creating objects, see Core Features Guide > Modeling with PowerDesigner > Objects.