Creating an Attribute

You can create an attribute from the property sheet of a class, identifier, or interface.

Open the property sheet of a classifier, select the Attributes tab, and click one of the following tools:

Tool	Description
	Add a Row / Insert a Row - Enter a name and any other appropriate properties. Alternatively, right-click a class or interface in the Browser, and select New > Attribute.
	Add Attributes - Select existing attributes to add to the classifier (see Copying an Attribute to a Class, Interface, or Identifier).
	[PowerDesigner] Override Inherited Attributes - Select attributes inherited from a parent classifier to override (see Overriding an Attribute in PowerBuilder).
	Add... - Click the arrow to the right of the tool and select the appropriate type of standard operation (such as constructors/destructors or initializers) from the list (see Adding Getter and Setter Operations to a Classifier).

For general information about creating objects, see Core Features Guide > The PowerDesigner Interface > Objects.

• Copying an Attribute to a Class, Interface, or Identifier
  You can duplicate an attribute from one classifier to another. If the classifier already contains an attribute with the same name or code as the copied attribute, the copied attribute is renamed. For example the attribute PERIPHLD is renamed into PERIPHLD2 when it is copied to a class which already contains an attribute PERIPHLD.
• Overriding an Attribute in PowerBuilder
  When modeling for PowerBuilder, you can override attributes inherited from a parent class redefining them in the child class. You can only modify the initial value of the attribute and not any other properties.
• Adding Getter and Setter Operations to a Classifier
  PowerDesigner helps you to quickly create Getter and Setter operations for your attributes from the Attributes tab of your classifier.