Biamp A4 - Manual (Page 7)

Software Tools
Property Sheet
The Property Sheet is where various attributes
of an object selected in the
Surface may be
customized.
Display Attributes affect such things as
position, size, shape, orientation, color, and
labeling.
Data Attributes affect assignment of a control
to a specific component in the system design
file. Instance ID (or Instance ID Tag), DSP
Block Type, Attribute, and Input/Output
information must be available from the system
design file. Grouped controls from the
Object
Bar require only an Instance ID (or Instance ID
Tag), which can be assigned to the group as a
whole by first disabling 1By1 (this allows
access to common properties within a ‘Multi-
Selection’ of controls). An alternative is to copy
components from the system design file
directly into the Surface, where they will
appear as appropriately grouped and assigned
controls. These controls can then receive
further customization of their Display
Attributes.
Data Attributes also include User Access
Level, which can be used to make specific
controls inaccessible for certain
User
Accounts , and Gang Group , which allows
multiple controls of the same type to have
combined operation.
Data Attributes are available only for control
type objects. Display Attributes are available
for all objects, including non-control objects
such as text boxes, frames, and the Surface
background.
Certain Display Attributes, such as position,
size, shape, color, and labeling, can be
customized within the Surface itself. Some of
these can be done by simply dragging the
object, others can be done through selections
made from either the
Layout Bar or the Format
Bar .
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