General Settings

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The General tab of the element Properties dialog is shown below:

PropertiesWindow

Complete the following fields:

Field

Description

Name

Change the element's name.

Stereotype

Select a stereotype for the element (optional).

Abstract

Select to indicate element is abstract.

Author

Enter or select the name of the original author.

Status

Indicate the current status of the element (eg. Approved, Proposed).

Scope

Indicate the element's scope (public, private, protected, package).

Complexity

Indicate the complexity of the element (used for project estimation). Assign Easy, Medium or Hard.

Alias

Enter an alias (alternative display name) for the object.

Language

Select the programming language for the object.

Keywords

A free text area that can be filtered in Use Case Metrics and Search dialogs; typically used for things such as keywords or context information.

Phase

Indicate the phase this element is to be implemented in (eg. 1, 1.1, 2.0 ...).

Version

Enter the version of the current element.

Notes

Enter any free text notes associated with the element.

Further facilities are available by pressing the Advanced button. See Advanced Settings for details.