Identifying which object type to use for a Modeler item type (automation interface)
Each item type in a model is represented through an object type in the Modeler Meta Model.
Typically the name of an object type matches the name of its associated item type in Modeler, but this is not always the case. For example, the following Modeler item types do not match their Meta Model Names:
• Data Type is a Class object that has its Is Structure attribute set to TRUE.
• Interface is a Class object that has its Is Interface and Is Abstract attributes set to TRUE.
• Model is named Project through the automation interface.
• Point to Point Connection is named P2P Connection through the automation interface.
• Point to Point Connection Type is named P2P Connection Type through the automation interface.
• Signal is a Class object that has its Is Signal attribute set to TRUE.
• Type Definition is named TypeDef through the automation interface.
You can use the TellMe utility to quickly identify the name of a Modeler item's associated object type. For more information about the TellMe utility, click here
You can also identify the name of a Modeler item's associated object type through the Modeler Help.
To identify which object type to use for a Modeler item type
1. Open the Modeler Help. From Modeler, on the Help menu, click Help Topics
2. In the Contents pane, expand the Reference (includes model parts, diagrams, dictionary items and properties) section.
3. Expand the Dictionary Items section.
4. Click the entry for the item type for which you want to identify the associated object type.
5. The first paragraph of the topic has a link to the automation interface topic for the item's associated object type.
If the name of an item's associated object type is different from that of the item, the first paragraph also tells you the name of the associated object type.
For example, this is the first paragraph of the Central Buffer (Dictionary Item) topic. It tells you that for a Central Buffer's associated object is called an Object Node and that an Object Node object represents a Central Buffer item only when its Node Type attribute is set to Central Buffer Node:
"For automation interface information about a Central Buffer, click here . For automation interface purposes, a Central Buffer is an Object Node that has its Node Type set to Central Buffer Node."
Note that a complete list of the Modeler Automation Interface objects can be found in the Automation Interface > Object attributes and associations (item properties and links) section of the Modeler Help.
. For automation interface purposes, a Central Buffer is an Object Node that has its Node Type set to Central Buffer Node."