Removing Properties


Removing Properties to a specific Item firstly involves selecting the specific item to be modified from the tree list. The resulting settings for that selected item will appear on the central area of the Meta Model Dialog, including the name of the item, and its properties.

Within this central area, the user may note, two list boxes titled "Removed Properties" and "Property List". These boxes essentially function as an "Undo" action for Item Properties, however note that the list of removed items is of local context; that is, once another item is selected from the Item Tree Listing, the removed properties are unretrievable.

  1. "Property Listing", listing all properties associated with the Item. From the list, select the specific property that is to be removed.
  2. Remove this item by pressing the "<" button in between the two box listings. The action will be successful if the removed property has been transferred to the opposite box listing.
  3. If all items have been modified, the user may press 'OK' from the Dialog Control Area to close down the Meta Model Builder. Otherwise, to add or remove other Items, select the appropriate button from the Dialog Control Area, or press 'Cancel' to ignore any changes made in the Meta Model Builder.

The user also has the option to 'un-remove' any immediately deleted items from that instance by selecting the item in the "Removed Properties" box, and then pressing the button ">", to return the removed item back into the "Property Listing" box.