Setting and Modifying XSD Element Properties

The Property Inspector displays the properties of XSD elements selected in the XSD Visual Editor or the Structure (schema or XML view) window.. Use the Property Inspector to set or modify the property values for any element in your XML schema. Set property values are marked with a green square. To undo changes, from the main menu select Edit then choose Undo action. Use the Set to Default button to reset a property with a default value to its original value.

To set an element's properties:

With an XML schema open, select an element in the visual editor or Structure window. The Property Inspector displays the property values for the selected element. If the Property Inspector is not in view choose View Property Inspector or use the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+I .
Scroll until the property you want is visible, then select it with the mouse or the arrow keys. A brief description of the property is displayed at the bottom of the Property Inspector.

Tip: To quickly locate a property in a long list, click the search button in the Property Inspector toolbar. In the Find text field, type the name of the property, then press Enter.
Enter the property value in the right column in one of the following ways:
- In a text field, type the string value for that property, for example a text value or a number value, then press Enter.
- In a value field with a down arrow, click the down arrow and choose a value from the list, then press Enter .
- In a value field with an ellipsis , click the ellipsis to display an editor for that property. Set the values in the property editor, then press OK.

Tips

Double-click an XSD element to highlight and edit the name attribute of the element.
Right-click an XSD element and choose Pro perties to display a property editor for the element.

Click Help in the property editor for information about element attributes.

Setting Properties for Multiple Elements

If you have multiple elements selected, by default the Property Inspector displays all the properties of the selected elements. Click the Union button in the Property Inspector toolbar to toggle between displaying all the properties of the selected elements (union) and displaying only the properties that the selected elements have in common (intersection). Values represented in italic font indicate common properties that have differing values.

To set properties for multiple elements:

Hold down the Ctrl key and select each of the elements. .
To change the list of properties displayed by the Property Inspector, click the Union button in the Property Inspector toolbar:
- Selected state displays all the properties of the selected elements
- Unselected state displays only the properties the selected elements have in common
Select and edit the desired property in the Property Inspector. If the value is shown in italic font, the selected elements have differing values. Editing the value of a shared property will cause all selected elements to have the same value.