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Defining groups
The General page of an attribute group property sheet displays the following properties:
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Name | Name of the attribute group. It must be a |
| Glossary). Required when the attribute group is global |
Code | Code of the attribute group. It must be a |
| Required when the attribute group is global |
Comment | Descriptive label of the attribute group |
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| without changing its structure. It can be predefined or user- |
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Reference | Name of an attribute group from the current model or any |
| model opened in the workspace. It must be a qualified name |
| (See Glossary). If you select an attribute group from another |
| model, a shortcut is created with the referencing attribute |
| group. A reference allows you to reuse an attribute group with |
| all its properties without having to define it again. When a |
| reference is defined, the name and code properties are grayed. |
| The name and code are those of the target attribute group |
ID | ID of the attribute group. Its value must be of type ID and |
| unique within the model containing this attribute group |
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Attribute group | The Attributes page of an attribute group property sheet allows you to add | ||||
attributes | attributes to an attribute group declaration: | ||||
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| Add Attribute |
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| Add Attribute Group with |
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| Reference to Attribute |
| to an attribute group defined in the current |
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| model. Select a name in the Reference |
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| Attribute Groups list (See Model menu) |
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| Add Attribute with |
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| Reference to Attribute |
| reference to global attributes defined in |
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| the current model. Select one or several |
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| global attributes in the Selection dialog |
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