Mapping Element Attributes

All elements on the mapping diagram pane have attributes that describe their behavior in the service. In the Attributes panel, you can see the attributes of a selected element. If you use the panel preset, the attributes panel is displayed in the lower left corner:

To return to the panel preset, go to the user preferences and use button Reset Panels.

Refer to Customizing Editors and Panels for detailed information about panel management in general.

Click an element on the diagram pane to display its attributes in the Attributes panel:

If you click on the diagram pane itself, the Attributes panel displays the attributes of the related operation from the Implementation model:

In the attributes panel, all attributes of the selected element are displayed. In the column Availability of the following table you can see for which elements the attributes are available:

Attribute Name	Description	Possible Values / Example					Availability
Name	If you click on an element on the diagram pane, the Name of that element is displayed here.	EmployeeAddress					Input Parameter Input Property Mapping Operation Output Parameter Output Property Self Parameter
Type	If you click on an element on the diagram pane, the Type of that element is displayed here. These can be basic types or user defined types. Users can define their own types in the Implementation folder or in a library.	Base Types.String					In Foreach Element In Foreach Index Input Array Item Input Parameter Input Property Mapping Operation Out Foreach Element Output Array Item Output Parameter Output Property Self Parameter
Array	Attribute Array shows whether the related element has multiplicity.	true		The variable has a multiplicity of 0..*.			Self Parameter
Array		false		The variable has a multiplicity of 0..1 (default).			Self Parameter
Array Item Selector	The attribute Array Item Selector shows the index of the associated array item.						Input Array Item Output Array Item
Expand Attribute	If a selected mapping diagram element has further sub-elements (e.g. an input parameter with its input properties), these are expanded and displayed when the checkbox is selected.	true	Sub-elements of the element are expanded.				In Foreach Element Input Array Item Input Parameter Input Property Out Foreach Element Output Array Item Output Parameter Output Property Self Parameter
Expand Attribute		false	Sub-elements of the element are not expanded (default).
Description	If a description of the respective mapping diagram element has been entered, it will be displayed here.	Adapters					In Foreach Element Input Array Item Input Parameter Input Property Mapping Operation Out Foreach Element Output Array Item Output Parameter Output Property Self Parameter
Is static	Non-static operations are related to a specific type. When added to the diagram pane, they provide a target pin in addition to the parameter pins. Here, the user must provide an object of the related type (self).	true			The operation is static.		Mapping Operation
Is static		false			The operation is not static (default).		Mapping Operation
Direction	This attribute shows the direction of the associated parameter (In or Out).	In				Input parameter	Input Parameter Output Parameter
Direction		Out				Output parameter	Input Parameter Output Parameter
Stereotype	Via button Add Stereotype, you can add a stereotype to a mapping operation. By adding a stereotype, you can extend the attributes of a mapping operation with additional properties. You can use this to define an adapter operation here. For more information, refer to the related adapter pages.						Mapping Operation
Symbol Type	Attribute Symbol Type displays the graphical type of the current element symbol.	See column Availability.					In Foreach Element In Foreach Index Input Array Item Input Parameter Input Property Mapping Operation Out Foreach Element Output Array Item Output Parameter Output Property Self Parameter

In addition to the elements already mentioned, you can also use Literal elements in the mapping diagram:

For more details see Assigning a Literal Value to a Mapping Target.

When a Literal is selected in the diagram, its associated attribute Literal Value is displayed in the Attributes panel:

Simply click it, to edit the content:

Via button Add Stereotype, you can add a stereotype to a literal.

Related Pages:

Customizing Editors and Panels