Viewing a Slot

You can view and edit a slot at two levels:

In either case, you can edit the properties of the slot directly in the Slot Form. See Editing Slot Properties for more information. Any changes you enter into the Slot Form take effect immediately. To make the changes permanent, save the project by selecting Save from the Project menu. 

Viewing a Slot at the Top-Level

You can edit the top-level properties of a slot directly from the Slots Tab or by using the top-level View button at the Template Slots pane. Editing at the top-level changes the definition of the slot. The changes appear everywhere the slot occurs, including the Slots Tab and all the classes that reference the slot.

To edit the top-level properties of a slot from the Slots Tab:

  1. Select the slot you wish to edit in the Slot pane of the Slots Tab
  2. Click the View slot button. This opens the Slot Form for the selected slot. 

To edit the top-level properties of a slot from the Template Slots pane in the Classes Tab:

  1. Select a class in the Class Relationship pane in the Classes tab.
  2. Select the slot you wish to edit in the Template Slots pane.
  3. Click the View Top-Level Slot Template Slot button at the upper right of the template Template Slots pane  or double-click the slot and make sure View top-level slot is selected in the Select Slot View dialog box, then click OK.
    This opens the Slot Form for the selected slot. Note that there may be restrictions on the edits that can be performed on an inherited slot.

Viewing a Slot at a Class

You can also edit a slot at the class level. Class-level modifications only affect the slot at the current class and its subclasses. To edit the slot properties for a specific class:

  1. Select a class in the Class Relationship pane in the Classes tab.
  2. Select the slot you wish to edit in the Template Slots pane.
  3. Click the View Slot at Class Slot button at the upper right of the Template Slots pane or double-click the slot and make sure View slot at class is selected in the Select Slot View dialog box, then click OK. This opens the Slot Form for the selected slot. Note that there may be restrictions on the edits that can be performed on an inherited slot.

A slot that has been edited at a class is shown with an override icon in the Template Slots pane.


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