Setting Attribute Values
The Edit Attribute Value window, launched by the Set Value action, allows you to modify any of the editable displayed attributes, except location, of objects selected for the action. Attribute values are only editable for checked out objects. If you select both checked-out and checked-in objects and then choose Set Value, the Edit Attribute Value window is launched. However, changes made in it only apply to the selected objects that have been checked out.
If you select a family table instance, and the instance has one or more generics that is not checked out in the current workspace, then the Edit Attribute Value window is launched. However, changes made in it only apply to the valid set of objects.
In the Edit Attribute Value window, the Set menu contains a list of object attributes currently displayed in the columns of the Edit Properties page. Depending on the attribute selected in the Set drop-down menu, the To field presents a menu (for list-specified values) or input panel (for range-delimited values). Any default value for the attribute is displayed when the Set selection is first made.
To set an attribute value:
1. On the
Edit Properties page, select the checked-out objects for which you want to edit attribute values and click the set value icon
.
The Edit Attribute Value window opens.
2. From the Set menu, select the attribute you want to edit.
3. In the To field either accept the default, select a value from the menu, or enter a value in the input panel.
| Below an input panel, help text is displayed to indicate the type and range of an acceptable value. |
4. Click Apply to set the value (the value is refreshed on the Edit Properties page) and leave the Edit Attribute Value window open
or
Click OK to exit the Edit Attribute Value window and return to the Edit Properties page, where the newly set value is displayed.
