Update Symbol - Options

Dialog

To Access: right-click on a symbol on the diagram and selecting Update Symbol.

Used to control the source of symbol properties and/or attributes when updating a symbol.

• Preserve Diagram Port Position Select this if you want the ports on the symbol instance to remain where they are in the diagram already. Optional.

• Remove Properties not on Symbol With this option selected, any properties applied to the comment symbol on the design are removed during the update if they do not exist in the original symbol definition. Optional.

• Copy Attribute/Property Values from Symbol With this option selected, where properties with matching names, but different values, exist on both the symbol instance and the original symbol definition, the instance values are updated with the values from the original symbol. Optional.

• Preserve Attribute Text Select this if you want to maintain the visibility of the object attributes on the diagram. If you do not select this, they will no longer be displayed. Optional.

• Preserve Port Names Select this if you want to maintain any port names that have been changed manually on the diagram. If you do not select this, they will be replaced with port names from the symbol library. Optional.

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Help Button Landing Pages for Symbols Dialog Boxes

Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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