General Page
The General page in the Properties window for a label or label style specifies general information. While Identifier and Style are shown for a label, these two properties are not shown for a style. Additionally, while Bind to style is the checkbox shown for a label, Labels using this style are bound by default is the checkbox for a style. This checkbox controls whether the Bind to style checkbox is selected or cleared in the Properties window for a label newly inserted in a System file diagram.
The following table describes the properties that can appear on the General page.
Property
Description
Identifier
The unique identifier assigned to identify the label. This property is shown for a label. While an identifier is assigned to the label when it is inserted in the diagram, you can change it to any unique value. The formats for the label identifiers that are assigned are specified by Label Identifier properties under Identifiers in the System file properties. For more information, see Identifiers System File Properties.
Bind to style
OR
Labels using this style are bound by default
Bind to style is shown for a label. It indicates whether the label is tied to a label style in a Style file. Whether this checkbox is selected for a newly inserted label depends on whether Labels using this style are bound by default is selected in the properties for the style. While you can clear this checkbox for any label in a diagram, doing so removes the tie to the style. Any changes that you then make to the properties for this label apply only to it. Any changes that you might later make to the style do not affect this particular label.
Labels using this style are bound by default is shown for a label style. It indicates whether Bind to style is selected for a label newly inserted in a System file diagram. This checkbox is selected by default so that all visual property changes that you make to the style are made to all labels bound to this style.
Style
The style of the label. This property is shown only for a label. Choices include all supplied styles and all custom styles inserted in enabled Style files. When you insert a label of a selected style in the diagram, its properties are based on the properties specified for that style in the Style file. A default style named Label Style is supplied for the FTA module, and a default style named Label is supplied for the Markov and RBD modules. For more information, see: