Submodel properties

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Submodel properties

The Submodel properties sheet can be displayed by right clicking on the name of the submodel in the Tree View or right clicking on the submodel icon in the Graph View. This will display the Submodel Pop-up Menu. Select Submodel Properties from the menu.

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Note : Double clicking on the submodel will open the graph view of the submodel, it will not open the Submodel properties sheet.

The Submodel properties sheet consist of two tabs: General and Format.

General tab

The General tab displays the Identifier and the Name of the submodel, along with the submodel's basic statistics.

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Identifier displays the identifier for the submodel, which is user-specified. Identifiers must start with a letter, and can contain letters, digits, and underscore (_) characters. The identifier for the network shown above is Blood_work.

Name displays the name for the submodel, which is user-specified. There are no limitations on the characters that can be part of the name. The name for the network shown above is Blood work.

The Objects in the submodel lists counts of various types of objects and numerical parameters in the submodel. They give an idea of the submodel's complexity.

Format tab

The Format tab allows to modify the visual properties of the submodel icon, i.e., how the submodel icon is displayed in the Graph View.

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The Format tab is similar in function to the Format tab of the Node properties sheet.