Object Properties

All model objects created in PowerDesigner have property sheets, which organize object properties on tabs.

You can open an object property sheet in any of the following ways:
Property sheets let you assign extensive and sophisticated properties to objects. Most PowerDesigner objects have the following tabs and properties, but many others, specific to the particular object type, may be available:
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Use Ctrl+Page Down or Ctrl+Page Up to move to the next or to the previous tab and display the corresponding object type tab.

By default, property sheets open to the General tab. You can choose to open property sheets at the last accessed tab by selecting Tools > General Options > Dialog, and selecting Keep Last Tab in the Property Sheets groupbox.

You can customize, create, and hide properties and property sheet tabs using extension files (see Customizing and Extending PowerDesigner > Extension Files). Administrators can prepare customized property sheets through permission profiles (see Customizing the PowerDesigner Interface).

You can control the form of the symbols, the background color, and the text format with display preferences (see Display Preferences). For display preferences to be applied to the mini-diagrams in link object property sheets, click Set As Default in the Display Preferences dialog for each modification.