The Object Properties Window (OPW) is a modeless window providing a way of displaying an object Property Sheet, i.e. all the data / properties for a single network object in a more structured way. By default, the data is divided up into entirely customisable groups showing data of similar type. Some data is common to more than one type of object.
The OPW can be accessed from the GeoPlan Window, the Network Object Grid Windows, the Long Section Window or the 3D Manhole Window .
See Access Property Sheets in the Property Sheets topic for more information.
There are two additional ways of accessing the OPW (which are not described in the Property Sheets topic) :
See the Using Flags and the Using the Calendar Editor sections of the Property Sheets topic.
It is possible to customise the OPW using the
Configuration () menu located on its toolbar. This menu has two options:
When you view an object's properties, for example by selecting the object on the GeoPlan using the Properties () tool, the properties will be displayed according to the last layout that was used for displaying that type of object.
Layouts may be saved as local layouts or database layouts:
See the section Customising the layout for information about customising layouts.
The layout of the OPW can be modified using any of the following toolbar options:
Using any of the above options, fields (properties) and groups can be moved. Groups can also be added, renamed or deleted, and fields can be hidden. Hidden fields will not appear in InfoAsset Online.
If in Properties view (i.e. when viewing the properties of a real object, as opposed to viewing the layout for a particular object type, which represents the Layout view) you are still able to manipulate and save the layout. However, editing is restricted and groups CANNOT be added, moved or deleted.
To customise the layout:
Customised OPW layouts for all objects in a network can be saved, using the Manage Layout dialog, as a database layout, allowing other users to access them. Saving to the database may be undertaken by any user, or only by a Database Owner, depending on whether permissions have been implemented for the database.
The Manage Layout dialog allows you to:
To load an existing layout:
The Manage Layout dialog is displayed. In this dialog:
If you have chosen to load the factory default layouts, a message similar to the following one is displayed:
Click OK to load the factory default layouts or Cancel to cancel the load operation.
If you have chosen to load a database layout, the dialog closes, and the property sheet for the object, whose properties you are currently viewing, will be displayed in the OPW according to the selected layout.
New layouts or changes to existing database layouts can be saved to a database as follows:
The Manage Layout dialog is displayed. In this dialog:
Or:
A message similar to the one shown below is displayed:
Click OK to save the layouts to the database or Cancel to cancel the operation.
To delete a database layout
The Manage Layout dialog is displayed. In this dialog:
The following message is displayed:
Click OK to delete the layout from the database or Cancel to cancel the operation.
It is possible to reset the user-defined local property layout for the currently selected object. To do so:
To select a value, click it once. You can edit it by:
You can also copy/paste values.
For flags, you can select a flag value from the dropdown.
Option | Description |
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Close |
Closes the OPW for the current object. |
Close all |
Closes all instances of the OPW. |
Refresh |
Refreshes the current OPW view. |
Copy object |
Copies the selected object. This can then be pasted into a text editor and saved as CSV which can then be opened in Microsoft Excel. Copy settings are configurable from the Object Properties Window Settings dialog. |
Cut |
Cuts the selected property value. |
Copy |
Copies the selected property value. |
Paste |
Pastes a previously copied or cut property value. |
Delete |
Deletes selected group. |
Show groups |
Allows to toggle between showing and hiding property groups. If groups are currently being shown, the option has a tick in front of it. Tip: If you have specified for the groups to be hidden, (see
Object Properties Window Settings dialog for more details), this option will not be visible on the context menu.
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Show validation errors |
Allows to toggle between showing and hiding validation errors. If validation errors are currently being shown, the option has a tick in front of it. Tip: If you have specified for the validation error column to be hidden, (see
Object Properties Window Settings dialog for more details), this option will not be visible on the context menu.
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Open all groups | Opens (expands) all groups, displaying all properties contained in each group, in the OPW. |
Closes all groups | Closes (collapses) all groups. All properties which comprise each group are no longer visible in the OPW. |
Move row up |
Moves selected row up. |
Move row down |
Moves selected row down. |
Hide |
A toggler used to hide or show a specific object property. Only enabled in Layout view (i.e. when viewing the layout for a particular object type). Selecting Hide greys-out the property in the OPW and a check will appear next to the menu option to indicate that the property is hidden. Select the option once more to show the property. When a layout is saved, any hidden properties will not be displayed in the OPW in Properties view and will also be excluded from InfoAsset Online. |
Add group |
Only enabled if groups are shown and in Layout view. (i.e. when viewing the layout for a particular object type). Adds a new group. |
Delete group |
Only enabled if groups are shown and in Layout view. Deletes a selected group. |
Rename group |
Only enabled if groups are shown and in Layout view. Renames a selected group. |
Depending on which item is clicked on, or which view of the OPW is displayed (network object properties or object type layout), some of the options may be disabled.