Update Properties dialog box
To open this dialog
In the project manager, choose Update Properties (see Update Properties command) from the Tools menu.
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Scope
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Specify whether to process all the properties in the design or just in the selected schematic page or pages.
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Mode
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Update either instances or occurrences. Capture automatically sets this option based on the project type.
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Action
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Update parts and Update nets
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Specify whether to update the properties of parts or nets.
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Use case insensitive compares
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Match the combined property string with update properties without regards to case sensitivity.
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Convert the update property to uppercase
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Convert the case of characters in the update property to uppercase. The update file itself remains unchanged.
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Unconditionally update the property (normally only updated if empty)
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Unconditionally change the specified property. By default, a property is only updated if it is empty. That is, properties with values already in them are not updated.
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Do not change updated properties visibility
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Specify that the visibility of the updated properties is not changed
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Make the updated property visible
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Specify that the updated property is to be made visible.
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Make the updated property invisible
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Specify that the updated property is to be made invisible.
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Create a report file
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Specify whether Capture creates a report file.
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Report file
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Specify a report filename and path.
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Property update file
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Specify an update file. The update file must be in ASCII format.
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Browse
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Displays a standard Windows dialog box for selecting files.
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User Properties dialog box
To open this dialog
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In the part editor:
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Click the User Properties button in Place Pin dialog box. It contains name and value of the user-defined property.
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In the Property Sheet pane, click the add row icon (
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In the schematic page editor:
Click the User Properties button in Edit Part Properties dialog box.
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Name
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List the item’s properties.
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Value
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Display the value of each property.
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Attributes
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Display the attributes of each property. An "R" indicates the property is read-only, and a "V" indicates the property is visible to the user. You cannot remove or change the values of read-only properties, but you can set their visibility in the Display Properties dialog box.
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New
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Display the New Property dialog box so you can create a property for the item.
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Remove
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Remove the selected property from the item's property list.
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Display
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Display the Display Properties dialog box so you can change the appearance of the selected property.
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Update Alias dialog box
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Part Aliases
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In this section, click the add row icon (
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Click the Add Alias button (
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Apply
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Click Apply to save the alias. You can see the new alias added to the library in the project manager tab.
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