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Update cells in the Property Table View form

You can update the properties for one or more descriptors at the same time in the Property Table View form instead of opening the Object Properties form for each object or descriptorA descriptor is the graphical display of an object. IGSS includes many types of descriptors including: - Built-in standard symbols - Animated symbols (Symbol Factory library) - Graphics and animation - Drawing symbols - Windows controls - ActiveX controls An IGSS object can be represented with different descriptors on different diagrams. and then updating the properties one by one.

Any changes made to an object or descriptor property are submitted once the property (cell) is exited in the right pane of the form.

You can undo your update by clicking Edit > Undo or pressing CTRL +Z.

Be careful when mass-updating content in the Property Table View form. It is easy to inadvertently insert incorrect content. Since the Property Table View form updates directly when the cells are exited, object and descriptor property values will be updated nearly automatically. If many changes are made, the undo buffer will most often be overfilled and you will not be able step your way through a series of undo functions to reinstate the property values in the case of an error.

Create a backup of the configuration prior to pasting or mass-updating property values in the Property Table View form. Another suggestion is to treat the mass-updating or pasting of content into the Property Table View form as one work flow and not do mix this with other work being done in the Definition module.

To update a single property

• For Diagrams: Right-click and select Property Table View... in the diagram or press CTRL+H to open the Property Table View form for the diagram.
• For Areas: Select Area > Property Table View... or press SHIFT+CTRL+H to open the Property Table View form for the diagram.

1. In the left pane of the Property Table View form, navigate to the menu item containing the cells you want to update.
2. In the right pane, locate the property you want to update by finding the object name in the rows and the object or descriptor property in the columns.
   
   You can also filter the columns to gain a better overview of the properties.
   
   
3. Double-click the cell and either select a new value if there is a drop-down list in the cell or enter the new text or number value
4. Press Enter to update the object or descriptor directly.

To mass-update many properties

• For Diagrams: Right-click and select Property Table View... in the diagram or press CTRL+H to open the Property Table View form for the diagram.
• For Areas: Select Area > Property Table View... or press SHIFT+CTRL+H to open the Property Table View form for the diagram.

1. In the left pane of the Property Table View form, navigate to the menu item containing the cells you want to update.
2. In the right pane, locate the property you want to update by finding the object name in the rows and the object or descriptor property in the columns.
   
   You can also filter the columns to gain a better overview of the properties.
3. In the column for the property you want to mass-update, select the rows to be updated
4. In the first or last cell (depending on the direction of the selection) either select a new value if there is a drop-down list in the cell or enter the new text or number value
5. Press Enter to update all the selected cells immediately.

See Also

Selecting rows in the Property Table View Form

The Property Table Viewer form

Filter the Property Table View form

Searching the Property Table View form

Copy and paste values in the Property Table View form

Export Property Table View content

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