Connection Properties

Selecting a Connection in a View means that you can edit or view its properties in the Properties Window.


The Main Tab

Editing the "Main" Properties for a Connection

Name: The name of the Connection. If supplied this will appear next to the Connection on the View.
Documentation: A space to enter some user documentation relating to the Connection

The Properties Tab

For more information about creating and managing User Properties see User Properties.


The Appearance Tab

Editing the "Appearance" Properties for a Connection in a View

Show Label: If selected will show the label if the connection's text is set.
Text Position: Sets the position of the text that will appear next to the line on the View. Options are "Source", "Middle" and "Target".
Line Width: Sets the width of the connection line. Options are "Normal", "Medium" and "Heavy".
Line colour: Sets the colour of the connection line. The "Default" button sets the line colour to the default setting.
Line Style: Sets the connection line's source and target head types, and main line style.
Font: Sets the font used for the text in the selected connection. The "Default" button sets the font to the default setting as set in Preferences.
Font colour: Sets the colour of the font used for the text in the selected connection. The "Default" button sets the font colour to the default setting.

 

The Label Tab

By default, a connection's name will be displayed in the View in which it appears. Using a label expression, you can choose what is displayed for the connection. For example you may wish to display the connection's name and one or more of its properties.

For a full list of expression types please refer to the Archi Wiki.