Settings tab in all components

All of the components have a common Settings tab in their component editors.

See About common tabs of components.

Table: Properties in the settings tab

Property

Description

Component Class Name

The class name of this component. This property is not editable. This property is useful if you call Symantec support.

Description

The description of this component. This property lets you describe how the component is used. You can use it to provide any wanted documentation for this component. This description is included in the model reports that are created when you click Plugins > Generate Business Model.

When you click the [...] button, you can open the value source selector and enter the description.

Location

The physical location of the top left point of this component on the workflow model.

Name

The name of this component. You can change the name. If you changed the component name when you double-clicked it on the workflow model, the changed name appears here.

Override Background Color

This property lets you change the background color of this component.

When you click the [...] button, you can open the value source selector to change the background color.

To Do

This property lets you record what you still need to do with the component. Use this property to help you remember the configuration that you want to apply to this component. The text that you enter for this property appears at the bottom of the component editor. If you enter text for this property, a checklist symbol appears on the component in the workflow model.

When you click the [...] button, you can enter text in this option.

Is Enabled

This property lets you enable or disable the component. By default, components are enabled. When a component is disabled, it has no effect on the project. When a component with more than one outcome path is disabled, you must choose the outcome path that you want the component to take.

When you clear the Is Enabled checkbox, the component is disabled.

If the component has more than one outcome path, click the Execution Outcome list and select the outcome path for the workflow to follow.

If the component has output parameters, you must configure all output parameters with fixed data to pass on. This configuration can be performed in the Disabled Mapping option. When you click the [...] button, you can open the value source selector and add the value for each output parameter.
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