Formula Editor Attribute component

Use the attribute component in the Formula Editor to select and manipulate attributes in formulae.

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You can select an attribute from a list of attributes for the attribute group in the component view of the Formula Editor.

Figure 1. Edit the Selected Attribute window

1. To work with a specific attribute, select that attribute from the list and click Edit The Edit the Selected Attribute window (Figure 1) is displayed.
2. You can manipulate the selected attribute in the following ways:
   • You can replace the attribute with a string or number by selecting String or Number. The attribute list is replaced by an entry field and the contents are no longer compared to the list of valid attribute names.
   • You can replace the attribute with a function by clicking Function. Parentheses are added after the name and the list now contains valid function names to choose from.
   • You can type an attribute name instead of selecting one. Typing a name is useful if you did not yet define all of the attributes in this attribute group.
     • A warning is displayed if there is no attribute with the name that was entered.
     • An error is displayed if characters are entered that cannot be part of an attribute name, as shown in (Figure 2).
       Figure 2. Edit the Selected Attribute window with error

       
       OK is disabled until the error is corrected.
   • Attributes are not filtered based on type. If an attribute (or any value) of the wrong type is selected or entered, a warning message like the one shown in Figure 3 is displayed.
     Figure 3. Edit the Selected Function page with warning