Project and Framework Display Preferences

PowerDesigner display preferences allow you to customize the format of object symbols, and the information that is displayed on them.

To set project display preferences, select Tools > Display Preferences (or right-click the diagram background and select Display Preferences).

Note: For information about changing the format of symbols, see Format Display Preferences. Note that only framework architects (see Designing Framework Diagrams and Matrices), are allowed to modify the framework diagram and matrix format display preferences (see Symbol Format Properties).

To set display preferences for a particular object, select it under the Content category. The following table lists the display preferences available. The objects available to be customized in the Display Preferences window depend upon the current diagram type.

Preference	Description
Code	Displays the code of the object.
Comment	Displays the comment of the object.
Completion status	[node and cell only] Displays a rectangle, which represents the work completion status according to the percentage entered in node and cell floating lists and property sheets.
Documents	[node and cell only] Displays the list of documents in the node or cell, instead of in floating lists.
Stereotype	Displays the stereotype of the object.
Type	[dependency link only] Displays the type of the dependency link, which can include mapping links, shortcut links, generation links, etc.