Viewing and Editing an Instance

To view and edit an existing instance:

  1. In the Class Relationship pane at the Instances Tab, select the class which contains the instance you want to edit. If the class is not currently displayed, you may need to navigate to it via the class hierarchy. The instances for the selected class are displayed in the Direct Instances pane.
  2. Select the instance you want to edit in the Direct Instances pane. The current information for the highlighted instance will be shown in the Instances Form to the right.
  3. Enter the updated information directly in the Instances Form to the right or click the View button in the Direct Instances pane to show the same form as a free-standing window.

Any changes you enter into the Instances Form take effect immediately. To make the changes permanent, save the knowledge base by selecting Save from the Project menu. To revert to the last saved version, close Protégé-2000 without saving changes. If you have made extensive changes to your knowledge base during the current session, you may wish to save before editing instances. 

You can also edit an instance from a field. See Instance Fields for more information.


Next: Deleting an Instance

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