Parameter Properties

The table below lists all properties for the particular element. Not all properties might be visible when an element is added, or an existing element is selected. Some properties only become visible when a dependent property is set to a specific value.

Property

Function

(Name)

Specifies the logical name of the selected element. The following are reserved words and cannot be used to name an element: SUPER, COMPONENT, THIS and OWNER.

Author

Read-only. The identifier of the person who created the selected element.

Caption

Language dependent description of an element to appear in messages.

Created

Read-only. The date on which the selected element was created.

Description

Specifies a short description of the selected element.

Direction

Specifies how the parameter passes data; In, Out, or InOut.

Note: If you change the Direction to None, then the Parameter becomes a Variable.

IsResolved

Specifies whether the element exists in the model or whether it has been created during the import of an element, which refers to it.

Note: This property becomes visible only when an element is unresolved, that is when it is set to false. This property can only be changed from False to True. Once an element has been resolved it cannot be made unresolved again.

Kind

Read-only. Identifies the kind of element selected.

Length

Specifies a numeric value for the length of the attribute.

Modified

Read-only. The date the element was last modified.

Multiplicity

Number of instances.

Owner

The namespace to which the element belongs.

Note: When namespace is changed, system modeler prompts for a confirmation based on the System Modeler Policies settings. Refer to System Modeler Policies for more information on System Modeler Policy settings.

Primitive

Specifies the kind of data that the element can contain. The following primitive types are available for this property: Boolean, String, Signed Number, Date, Class, National string, and MultiByte string.

ReservedBy

Read-only. The identifier of the user that currently has the selected element reserved.

Sequence

Specifies the sequence number of the selected element to define the order of parameters in a method call. Changing the sequence number of one element affects the order of the other elements in the list.

Template

Derives the class or type for a parameter. It allows to instantiate an instance that cannot be extended. This property can be set to any type (Primitive or List), Class, or Serialization.

Value

Specifies the initial value for the element.

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