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    Properties pane

    The right-hand pane displays the properties for any entity you select in the object browser or central pane.  This is where you maintain the characteristics and constraints of each entity.

     

    You may adjust the width of the pane by moving the vertical ellipse Central pane - ellipse hoveredseparating the central and properties panes.  You may toggle the appearance of the Properties pane by choosing the menu option View > Properties pane.

     

    The relevant properties pane is displayed depending on the context being worked on, for example:

     

    Database users properties:

    Properties pane - users tab

     

    Collection details properties:

    Properties pane - collection details tab

     

     

    Attribute details properties:

    Properties pane - field details

     

    A set of tabs appears at the bottom of the properties pane.  The bottom tabs are fixed but differ depending on the selected entity.

     

    It is possible to toggle the appearance of the Properties pane from the workspace by choosing the menu View > Properties Pane.

     

    The properties pane is made of ... properties.  They are the characteristics and constraints of a selected attribute.  Depending on the property, you may find different controls, as detailed below.

     

    With v4.2, Hackolade has introduced the capability to control the activation of objects (containers, entities, and attributes), ON by default.  If unchecked,  forward-engineered objects are commented (if the target script syntax allows it) or filtered.  

     

    Collapse/Expand

    The properties pane may contains multiple elements, in which case, you can expand the list or collapse it using the 

    Properties pane controls - plus and minus

    signs.

     

    Text box

    A typical property is a text box to record a name or a description.  It accepts alpha-numeric characters.

    Properties pane controls - text box

     

    Ellipse to dialog box

    When a longer text is typically needed for a property, an ellipse at the end of the text box 

    Properties pane controls - text box ellipse indicates that a bigger dialog box can be accessed:

     

    Properties pane controls - large text dialog

     

    The ellipse is also used to pop-up a relationship field picker:

    Properies pane controls - field picker

     

    Checkbox

    When a property is boolean, it is represented with a checkbox:

    Properties pane controls - checkbox

     

    Dropdown list

    When a limited list of possible entries is provided, it is in the form of a dropdown list:

    Properties pane controls - dropdown list

     

     

    Add/Remove

    When it is provided, you can add an entry by pressing the plus sign:

    Properties pane controls - add entry

     

    To delete the entry, click on the X to the right of the text box:

    Properties pane controls - delete entry

     

     

    FAQ about some "obscure" properties

    What's the purpose of these properties?

    - id: a JSON Schema keyword used to reduce scope. It can be used by those who wish to apply JSON Schema principles, or  to link to internal data dictionaries.

    - additionalProperties: a JSON Schema keyword.  A boolean to control whether additional properties are allowed or not.

    - required: a JSON Schema keyword.  An array identifying the schema elements that must be present.  A required attribute in Hackolade appears as a solid box in the hierarchical schema view, whereas not-required attributes appear as a dashed box.

    - technical name: see Naming Conventions