Properties of Ruleflow objects on a Ruleflow canvas
- Last Updated: November 25, 2019
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While the Ruleflow that manages the entire file and the current canvas has specific properties (see Ruleflow properties), the objects on the canvas have properties of their own in the context of the Ruleflow.
Common properties
The following properties and buttons are common to many of these objects.
- Name - The default name from the source file. This name can be changed to whatever will improve comprehension of its context and function on the canvas, with no impact on the source file. To change the name on the canvas, double-click the instance on the canvas and re-name it.
- Color
lets you choose from a color palette to override the default color that fills
the object. See How to add colors to Ruleflow objects for more information. You could also use preferred general colors for all
aspects of canvas objects, as discussed in Ruleflow preferences
- For
objects that are Corticon assets,
lets you navigate to a different file of the object type that uses the same
Vocabulary.
Object specific properties
- Rulesheet Activity - Rulesheet is a valid .
ersfile in the project. You can select a different file but you cannot change the path or the name of the original file. - Ruleflow Activity - Ruleflow is valid
.erffile in the project. You can select a different file but you cannot change the path or the name of the original file. - Service Call-out - Service Name pulldown menu listing service call-outs that are loaded into the workspace. The currently loaded one displays the unmodifiable Description specified by its author.
- Branch Activity - Defines the branch structure by choosing an appropriate attribute, listing values on which to branch, and then the node for each branch path. See the section Conditional branching in Ruleflows
Note: Comments on a Ruleflow and on Ruleflow
Objects - To add a comment to the Ruleflow or to the object in focus on the
canvas, choose the Ruleflow menu command Comment. To review
comments on this asset and its components, see Use the Comments view.