You
can change many default options for a diagram—colors, fonts, routing
styles, and shape sizes. Changed options will only affect newly created
elements (not existing elements).
To change the default
options for the appearance of diagrams:
The table
below describes the options and functionality on the Preferences page.
Preference
|
Option Name
|
Description
|
Business Process
|
Show Web Service related Properties
|
When this check box is checked, the In Message, Out Message, Message,
and Web Service tabs are visible. If it is cleared, those tabs are not
visible. The default is checked.
|
Object ID
|
Specify whether a user can change the
object ID. The default is No; that is, Automatically Generated and Read Only.
|
|
Diagram creation date
|
Specify whether a user can change the
diagram creation date. The default is No; that is, Read
Only.
Diagram creation date is a property of a process model.
|
|
Diagram modification date
|
Specify whether a user can change the
diagram modification date. The default is No; that is, Program Managed. Diagram modification
date is a property of a process model.
|
|
Business Process->Appearance
|
Higher quality
|
The default is checked. Higher
quality is supported when an advanced graphics system is available for SWT. In
Windows, it is supported without additional requirements. Higher quality will
make the shapes and lines smooth. If your system does not support this
option, it does not appear.
|
Show exclusive gateway marker
|
Specify whether an exclusive gateway
should have a marker.
|
|
Business Process->Initial
Value->Colors and Fonts
|
Colors and fonts
|
Specifies fill color, font color and
font for each modeling element.
|
Business Process->Initial
Value->Connection Routing
|
Connection Routing
|
Specifies routing styles of a
connecting object Choices are rectilinear or oblique. If rectilinear is
selected, the line segments are either horizontal or vertical. Oblique
routing does not impose any such limitation.
|
Business Process->Initial Value->User
Defined Properties
|
For specifics, refer to the User Defined Properties topic.
|
|
Business Process->Initial
Values->License Key
|
License Key
|
Allows you to import a license key from
a file, copy/paste a key, or type in the license key.
|
Business Process->Initial
Values->Network Proxy
|
Network Proxy
|
Allows you to specify settings for a
proxy host on a network.
|
Business Process->Initial
Values->Path Map
|
Path Map
|
Allows you to specify a custom network
location for storage of models and related files.
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