Dictionary Properties

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.

Alias

An automatically generated unique name for the selected element. You can change this name, but if it clashes with an existing alias, you are prompted for another name or to cancel the name change.

Author

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

Created

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

Description

Specifies a short description of the selected element.

IsUnique

Specifies whether Items can be added to multiple Dictionaries, if this property is true items can only be added to that Dictionary.

Kind

Read-only. Identifies the kind of element selected.

Modified

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

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.

ReservedBy

Read-only. The identifier of the user that currently has the selected element reserved. An element can be reserved in two ways:

Explicitly by the user or implicitly by the model when any of the documentation windows are edited.