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About Displaying Parameters in Labels
Each shape on a design sheet is an instance of an associated artifact. When you define an artifact, you can set parameters for it. These parameters can be displayed in the shape labels. When you instance the artifact, the set parameters are displayed in the label. A label format string defines the parameters that will appear in the label.
A label can display parameters for the following items:
• The artifact represented by the shape—To assign a meaningful name to shapes on a design sheet, labels display user-defined parameters for the instance.
• Relatives of the object—For example, the parent of a port is a block, and, in turn, the block is nested within one or more groups. To refer to the port, a label format string must reference all parent objects in sequence. Use one of the following common accessor keywords:
Accessor keyword
Description
Example
!
Separates objects in a string.
design
Creates labels on shapes that display design parameters.
<design!name>
sheet
Create labels on shapes that display sheet parameters.
<sheet!name>
top_container
Specifies the top-level container of the object that owns the label, or the object itself when there is not container.
<top_container! ...>
container
Specifies a container of the object.
<container!...>
!
Specifies one of the members of a component (a group, block, or fiber).
<! ...>
member(logical_name)
Specifies one of the members of a variable group.
<member(logical_name, variable_logical_name)! ...>
• Objects connected to a port artifact—Use <connected (diagram_type, mode, range) ! ...> to set the following information:
◦ diagram_type—The diagram type on which connections must be traced. The connected keyword function traces connections, returning the items to which the source is connected. Diagram type can be All, Block, Circuit, Wiring, or P&ID.
◦ mode—Items are connected in any one of the following ways:
▪ Direct—Items are connected directly.
▪ via_fiber—Items are connected through a fiber.
▪ via_group—Items are connected through a fiber group, for example, a pipeline.
◦ Range—You can show all connected items or a specific connected item. The range is either All or a positive integer.