Specifying Tree View Labels and Text Decorations

Specifying tree view labels

You need to specify a property which is taken as a label if an element of the corresponding element type is displayed in the Application Explorer view. To do this, in the Element Types category folder:

1. Right-click TUTORIAL_ELE_Issue > Has Property #n -> TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_TicketNumber.
2. Click Edit.

   This opens the Edit Properties dialog box.

3. Double-click the Tree View Label value cell.
4. Click true.
5. Click OK.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 for the following element type properties:
   • TUTORIAL_ELE_IssueFilter > Has Property #n -> TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_IssueFilter
   • TUTORIAL_ELE_PriorityFilter > Has Property #n -> TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Priority

Specifying text decoration

You also need to model a text decoration for the element type TUTORIAL_ELE_Issue. The text decoration is displayed as the label of an element in the Application Explorer view.

In this case, the text decoration will display:

• The priority status and description for an issue displayed under 'All issues'.
• Status and description for an issue displayed under a priority.

To create the text decoration:

1. Right-click TUTORIAL_ELE_Issue.
2. Click New Child > Text Decoration.

   This adds the child element Text Decoration #1 -> Behind the Label.

3. Right-click Text Decoration #1 -> Behind the Label.
4. Click New Child > Decoration Value.

   This adds the Decoration Value #1 as a child element.

5. Right-click Decoration Value #1, and then click Edit.

   This opens the Edit Properties dialog box.

6. Double-click the Target ID value cell, and then click TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Priority (SelectValue).
7. Click OK.
8. Right-click Decoration Value #1, and then click New Child > Visible Condition.

   This adds the Visible Condition element as a child to the Decoration Value #1 element.

10. Right-click Visible Condition.
11. Click New Child > Simple Condition.

    This adds the Condition child element to Visible Condition.

12. Right-click Condition, and then click Edit.

    This opens the Edit Properties dialog box.

13. Double-click the Target ID value cell, and then click TUTORIAL_PROP_STATIC_IssueFilter (String).
14. Double-click the Value value cell, and then type All Issues.
15. Click OK.
16. Right-click Text Decoration #1 -> Behind the Label.
17. Click New Child > Decoration Value.

    This adds the Decoration Value #2 as a child element.

18. Right-click Decoration Value #2, and then click Edit.

    This opens the Edit Properties dialog box.

19. Double-click the Target ID value cell, and then click TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Status (SelectValue).
20. Click OK.
21. Right-click Text Decoration #1 -> Behind the Label.
22. Click New Child > Decoration Value.

    This adds the Decoration Value #3 as a child element.

23. Right-click Decoration Value #3, and then click Edit.

    This opens the Edit Properties dialog box.

24. Double-click the Target ID value cell, and then click TUTORIAL_PROP_ELE_Description (String).
25. Click OK.

Your TUTORIAL_ELE_Issue element should look like this: