Protecting a Block

In the action diagram, type PR against the block you want protected. The Edit Block Protection panel appears for the selected construct or block.

Protecting a Block

Note that the type of the block or construct appears; in this example, it is CAS for case block. The type can be ACT, CAS, ITR, SEQ, or TXT.

If you specify a Block title, it displays in the action diagram for case, iteration, and sequence blocks. You can specify up to 74 characters. The Block title does not display for actions and comments; however, you can search for Block title text for all protected blocks using the Action Diagram Services panel.
Specify the type of protection you want the block to have:

Protection Type	Description	Valid Blocks
Hide	If Y, the protected block is hidden.	Case Iteration Sequence
Allow Copy, Move or Delete	If N, developers are prevented from copying, moving, or deleting the block.	All
Allow Edit	If N, developers are prevented from editing or inserting a block.	All
Allow Insert	If N, developers are prevented from inserting blocks within the protected block. Note: To insert a block, both Allow Insert and Allow Edit must be set to Y.	Case Iteration Sequence

Note: Only the specified block is protected, not blocks embedded within.

Protected blocks appear as if they were part of the action diagram prototype.