Specifying the Properties

As with all AWM models you need to specify the properties that represent the object attributes of the modeled system. You need to create the following properties:

1. Right-click Properties.
2. Click New Child > Property.

   This opens the Enter Object ID dialog box.

3. In the Property field, type TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_CreationDate.
4. Click OK.
5. Right-click TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_CreationDate, and then click Edit.

   This opens the Edit Properties dialog box.

6. Double-click the Type value cell, and then click Date.
7. Double-click the Label value cell, and then type Creation Date.
8. Click OK.
9. Repeat step 1 through 7 for the following properties, modifying the Property, Type, and Label field values as listed:

   Property	Type	Label
   TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_TicketNumber	Numeric	Ticket Number
   TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Raiser	String	Raiser
   TUTORIAL_PROP_OSCommandString	String	Command
   TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Description	String	Description
   TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_EleType	String	Type
   TUTORIAL_PROP_STATIC_IssueFilter	String	Issue

10. The following two properties are different from the ones already specified because they are of type SelectValue. These properties are used to restrict the values for the properties to a specified list. The Label Keys are the values displayed in the selection list. The Value Keys are the values passed to a tool when the corresponding label is selected in the list.
    Note: If the Value Keys list is empty then the label value is passed to the tool instead.

    Property	Type	Label	Label Keys	Value Keys	Default Value
    TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Status	SelectValue	Status	Open, In_progress, Resolved, Closed	0, 1, 2, 3
    TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Priority	SelectValue	Priority	Low, Medium, High, Urgent	0, 1, 2, 3	*

    To add the label keys for the TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Status property:

    1. Double-click Label Keys value cell, and then click .

       This opens the Label Keys dialog box.

    2. In the Value field, type Open.
    3. Click Add.
    4. Repeat step b through c for each of the remaining label keys.
    5. Click OK.

    To add the value keys for the TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Status property:

    1. Double-click Value Keys value cell, and then click .

       This opens the Value Keys dialog box.

    2. In the Value field, type 0.
    3. Click Add.
    4. Repeat step b through c for each of the remaining value keys.
    5. Click OK.

    Repeat the above for the label and value keys for the TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Priority property.

11. Your model requires one property which will return the match name specifying the element type. This is identified by the Special Property which needs to be set to Element_Type. In the issue tracking system model, specify the TUTORIAL_PROP_EleType property as having a Special Property of Element_Type. To do this:
    1. Right-click TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_EleType, and then click Edit.

       This opens the Edit Properties dialog box.

    2. Double-click the Special Property value cell, and then click Element_Type.
    3. Click OK.