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Edit Properties: Slot

Dialog Box

To access: Select the slot to edit, press the space bar and enter Properties, right‑click and select Properties, or double‑click the slot in the Diagram window.

Used to edit the properties of a slot.

Objects

Field	Description
General tab
Name	A unique label to identify the slot, which defaults to DEV appended with an incrementing number. Enter a new name or click the ellipsis button (...) to select from a list of pre-specified slot names maintained in the project’s Object Type Information in Capital Project Manager. The contents of this field are displayed in red if they are not unique within the current project. Select the Visible option to display the name next to the slot on the topology diagram. Click to display the Edit Graphical Attributes Dialog Box to specify how the name is displayed on the diagram. Mandatory.
Short Description	Enter a line of descriptive text to provide more information about the slot. Select the Visible option to display the short description next to the slot on the topology diagram. Click to display the Edit Name Text Attributes Dialog Box to specify how the short description is displayed on the diagram. Optional.
Option	Specifies the derivatives in which the slot exists. To create or edit an option expression, click the ellipsis button (...) to use the Edit Option Expression Dialog Box. Alternatively, you can enter or modify an option expression directly within the field. Click to display the Edit Attributes dialog box to specify how the option expression is displayed on the diagram. See “Edit Name Text Attributes Dialog Box” in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide for a description of the fields. Optional.
Slot Type	Specify the type of slot. Mandatory. Equipment - this indicates that the slot will contain normal devices Ground - this indicates that the slot will contain ground devices. Junction Box - this indicates that signals can be routed through this slot.
Properties	To add a property to the slot, click the New button, enter a Property Name in the New Property Dialog Box, and then click OK. The new property is added to the list. A property consists of the following fields: Name A unique identifier for the property. Read-only. Value The value assigned to the property. Optional. Type The data type of the value. Mandatory. If you enter a Value that is not supported by the selected Type, the Value is displayed in red text and the OK button is unavailable. The following types are available: String A mix of letters, numbers, or special characters. Integer A whole number. Float A number including a decimal (floating) point. To delete a property from the list, select it and click the Delete button, and then click OK to confirm the deletion. Optional.
Attributes	Specify the values for slot attributes in the Value column. Select the Visible option to display the attribute value next to the slot on the topology diagram. Click to display the Edit Graphical Attributes Dialog Box to specify how the value is displayed on the diagram. Mandatory.
Library Part	Specifies whether a library part is associated with the slot. Click Add to associate a library part using the Part Selection Dialog Box. Click Update to update the library part information if changes have been to the part in Capital Component Manager. Click Remove to cancel the association of the library part. Click View to display the Details Dialog Box for the library part. Optional.
Graphical tab	Specify how you want the slot graphic to appear on the topology diagram.
Primary Color	Specify the color of the lines of the slot. Select the color from the dropdown list; it is previewed in the window to the right of the field. As well as color names, the list contains the following options: Default The default color used for the object by the system. Background The same color used for the background of the diagram. The color changes when the background color is toggled. Foreground If the diagram background is white, the object is black, and vice versa. Manual The Choose Object Color dialog box is displayed to select a color. Mandatory.
Thickness	Specify the thickness of the lines of the graphical shape. Mandatory. Click the dropdown list and choose Default or Override to use a different thickness, and then choose the type of thickness from the second dropdown list that is displayed: Logical These thicknesses do not have a physical unit of measurement. They provide a logical progression of thickness with a default of 1. A line with thickness 2 is displayed twice as thick as a line with thickness 1, and so on. When you zoom in or out of a diagram, the line thickness does not appear any different. You select the thickness from the middle dropdown list. Physical (unit of measurement) The physical unit of measurement that has been specified as the Unit in the style set applied to the diagram. The line thickness is displayed in relation to the grid size of a diagram. When you zoom in or out of a diagram, the line grows or shrinks to stay in scale with the grid. When you select a unit, the middle dropdown list changes to a free text field where you specify the thickness. The value can be any floating-point number up to three decimal places. See “Physical Line Thickness” in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide for a definition and links to related task flows.
Line Style	Specify the style of the lines of the slot. Mandatory. Click the dropdown list and choose Default or Override to use a different style, and then choose the style from the second dropdown list that is displayed.
Fill Pattern Selection	Specify the fill pattern of the slot. To use the default fill pattern, select Default from the dropdown list; to use a different fill pattern, select Override from the dropdown list and click Change to display the Fill Pattern Selection Dialog Box, from where you select a fill pattern. This option is displayed only for a graphical shape that encloses space. Mandatory.
Rules tab
Show Inherited	Specifies what is displayed in the Object Rule Rule Contents window. Select to display all constraints that apply to the slot, including constraints that have been set for the whole diagram and constraints included in rules that have been added to the slot. Note that you cannot edit the constraints when this option is selected. Clear to display only the rules added to the slot and constraints that have been set specifically for the slot. Mandatory.
Object Rule Rule Contents Window	Displays the Constraints (Capital Wiring Integrator) that apply to the slot. Optional. If Show Inherited is selected, you cannot edit any of the constraints. If Show Inherited is cleared, you can edit the individual constraints added to the slot but not the rules. A rule is indicated by and you can click the description to display the constraints in that rule (Read‑Only mode). A constraint is indicated by . Red text indicates a value that must be edited or is invalid. Green text indicates editable text.
Add Rule Ref	Displays the Rule Selection dialog box to select a rule to apply to the slot. The selected rule is added to the Object Rule Rule Contents window. Optional.
Add Constraint	Displays the Constraint Selection dialog box to select a constraint to add to the slot. The selected constraint is added to the Object Rule Rule Contents window to edit it. Optional.

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