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Information Properties

The Information properties determine the name of the operator and visual representation of the operator and its comments.

Override Object Preferences

Select this check box to override the default process settings and configure settings specific to that operator.

Icon
Name

Specifies the name of an operator. The Name property is especially important when configuring an operator that other operators reference. The Name property is used with the following syntax in an expression to access variables in the operator dataset of another operator in a process:

Process.Operator_name.variable_name

Operator names must be unique within the same process.

Use Default Icon

If checked, the operator uses the default icon. Clear this check box to use a custom icon object for the operator instead of the default.

Browse

Click to select the custom icon object that you want to use for this instance of the operator.

Label Display
Show Labels

Displays any icon information for the operator that you enter in the Name field. Select one of the following options:

Truncated

Displays only a partial amount of the Name field next to the operator icon.

Long

Displays the entire length of the Name field next to the operator icon.

Off

No label displays.

Label Source
Object Name

Select to display the name of the operator as its label.

Comments

Select to display the operator comments (that you enter in the Comments text box) as its label.

Label Colors

Click Choose Color to select a color for the following parts of the label:

Font

Configure the font properties of the operator icon label: Font Family, Font Style, and Font Size.

Note: Select fonts that are generally available on computers hosting CA Process Automation.

Preview

View your Font selections for the operator icon label before applying them.

Comments

Enter the comments that you want to display for the operator. If the value of Label Source is Comments, this text displays in the label next to the operator.