The Property Sheet shows all the user visible Properties of the Component. This view also lets you change any Properties
that you have authority to change. It can be used on a Component of a running Station or a Component in a Bog File.
In order to see Properties of Components in the , press the + sign to expand the Component.
When you want to enter a URL, you can Copy the Component or URL and Paste it into the using the Paste shortcut Ctrl-V.
When a Property has been changed, its symbol will become red until you press 
.
The Workbench main menu functions are available. If you Right-click any Component in the PropertySheet, you can choose from the following:
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Views - show the view menu for the Component.
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Actions - Perform any of the Actions on the Component.
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Cut Ctrl-X -
Copy Ctrl-C -
Paste Ctrl-V -
Duplicate Ctrl-D -
Delete Delete -
Rename
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Reorder
The Workbench toolbar contains navigation and editing buttons as described in About the toolbar.
on a component. This is available on Properties. Right-click a Property to view the Config Flags Dialog.
Links provide the mechanism to dynamically attach Components. They allow you to attach an output Property of one Component
to an input Property of another Component. The links are visible in the Property Sheet of the Component. Links show whether
they are direct or indirect and their source Property.
In order to view the Properties of the link, Left-click the + plus sign on the Component to expand it.
Each link shows the following:
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Link Type and source
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Source Ref - This is the linked Component.
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Source Slot Name - This is the linked Component's property.
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Target Slot Name - This is the current Component's property.
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Enabled - This shows whether the link is currently enabled.
See for more information on creating links.
In order to select an Ord instead of typing it, you can use one of the Ord editors. They include:
Once you have selected an editor, you can use the 
button to the right of the selection box. It will present the selected editor.
In order to select a file Ord instead of typing it, you can use the FileOrdChooser.
You can select FileSpaces, Bookmarks and directories and files. In addition toolbar functions are provided including:
In order to select a Directory Ord instead of typing it, you can use the DirectoryOrdChooser.
You can select FileSpaces, Bookmarks and directories. In addition toolbar functions are provided including:
In order to select a reference Ord instead of typing it, you can use the HistoryOrdChooser.
You can select items from the tree by type slot or Handle.
In order to select a reference Ord instead of typing it, you can use the RefChooser.
You can select items from the tree by type slot or Handle.
In order to select a BQL query instead of typing it, you can use the BqlQueryBuilder.
BQL is one Scheme used to Query in the Niagara Framework. An Ord is made up of one or more Queries. A Query includes a Scheme and a body. The bql Scheme has a body with one of the following formats:
BQL expression
Select projection FROM extent Where predicate
You can create the Ord Qualifier, Select, FROM and Where portions of a Query.
In order to build the projection for a BQL request instead of typing it, you can use the ProjectionBuilder in Bql Builder. You can select an item from the center window to use with the select statement. Press the 
right arrow to add each one to the projection.
An extent can be one or more of the following:
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"*" all available from the target
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all property slots
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all methods that return non-void and take zero parameters
In order to build the Extent for a BQL request instead of typing it, you can use the ExtentBuilder in Bql Builder. You can select the Restrict Type and choose the module and item to use with the FROM clause. It will immediately appear in the BQL statement at the top.
This also changes the items that are available in the projection.
If you choose a history Scheme, the ExtendBuilder will provide different selections. The extent for a History typically can be one of the following:
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"from /demo/Float" where demo is the station name
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"from !Float" where "!" signifies the current station
In order to build the Qualifier for a BQL request, you can type it in the QualifierBuilder in Bql Builder. As you type, it will immediately appear in the BQL statement at the top.
Edit Facets allows viewing and editing of facets. In order to change facets, you use the 
button to the right of the facets. It will present the Edit Facets dialog box.
From here you can Add, Remove or select the Enum Range Dialog.
In order to view or set the range of values for a Enum, you can use the 
. It will present the Enum Range Dialog:
You can enter one of the standard Enumerations in the field under the .
Press to use the Enumeration that you entered. In order to enter or change an Enumeration, enter the Ordinal in the field above the button. Next enter the new value for the Tag and press . Press to complete the dialog.