The Designer comes with an Attributes panel () that displays the attributes of the currently selected element. Element in this case means every Designer element, e.g. form, form element, diagram, diagram element, execution, execution element, and more. Some attributes are locked and cannot be changed, some are changeable.

If you use the panel preset, the Attributes panel is displayed in the bottom left corner below the Controls panel. To return to the panel preset, go to the user preferences and use the button Reset Panels.

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

Attributes Panel Contents

The Attributes panel contains a list of attributes that describe the selected element. These attributes may differ depending on what element you have selected. If you click on the diagram pane itself, the attributes of the diagram are displayed.
Also, Designer elements can have stereotypes applied that extend the set of attributes that describe the element with additional ones.

Attribute: Name

All Designer elements have a Name attribute that specifies the name of the element.
Element names are generated automatically when you create an element and can be changed afterwards. Names of imported elements, e.g. from a connector, cannot be changed.
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Attribute: Type

Most of the Designer elements have a Type attribute. It specifies the type of the element and the class path, e.g. Base Types.Boolean or Message.Form_SupportCaseList.table_SupportCaseList_Item.
You can change the type of an element like described below. Types of imported elements, e.g. from a connector, cannot be changed.

Specific Attributes

Depending on their type and stereotype, elements can have specific attributes. These specific attributes are listed where the related element is described:

Displaying an Attribute on the Diagram Pane

It is possible to display the attributes of a BPMN element on the diagram pane.

	Click on the name of the desired attribute and move it to the diagram pane using drag & drop.
	The attribute is displayed on the pane. You can change the formatting of the display in the Styling Panel.

Changing the Type of an Element

	To change the type of an element, click the link icon next to the type.
	Select the desired type and click Save.
	The new type is displayed in the attributes panel.

Adding More Attributes Via a Stereotype

To extend the set of available attributes, you can add one or more stereotypes to an element. This is possible for:

Location	Element
Data Model	Interfaces Classes Operations Parameters
Activity Diagram	Action Nodes

	To add a stereotype to an element, click + Add Stereotype in the Attributes panel.
	Select the stereotype(s) you want to apply from the list of available stereotypes and click Save.
	The applied stereotype is displayed in the Attributes panel. Click the arrow on the right of the stereotype name to open the list of additional attributes that come with this stereotype.
	Hover over the name of the stereotype to display the trash icon . Click this icon to remove the stereotype from the element.
	Click Yes to confirm deletion, click Cancel to abort.