MySQL Workbench
The Properties palette is used to display and
edit the properties of objects on an EER diagram. It is especially
useful for editing display objects such as layers and notes.
Selecting an object in the EER diagram displays its properties in
the Properties palette.
All objects except connections have the following properties except as noted:
color: The color accent of the object,
displayed as a hexadecimal value. Change the color of the
object by changing this value. Only characters that are legal
for hexadecimal values may be entered. You can also change the
color by clicking the button to
open a color changing dialog box.
description: Applicable to layers only. A
means of documenting the purpose of a layer.
expanded: This attribute applies to objects
such as tables that can be expanded to show columns, indexes,
and triggers.
height: The height of the object. Depending
upon the object, this property may be read only or read/write.
left: The number of pixels from the object
to the left side of the canvas.
locked: Whether the object is locked. The
value for this attribute is either true or
false.
manualSizing: Whether the object was
manually sized. The value for this attribute is either
true or false.
name: The name of the object.
top: The number of pixels from the object
to the top of the canvas.
visible: Whether the object shows up on the
canvas. Use ‘1’ for true and
‘0’ for false. It is currently
used only for relationships.
width: The width of the object. Depending
upon the object, this property may be read only or read/write.
Tables have the following additional properties:
indexesExpanded: Whether indexes are
displayed when a table is placed on the canvas. Use
‘1’ for true and
‘0’ for false.
triggersExpanded: Whether triggers are
displayed when a table is placed on the canvas. Use
‘1’ for true and
‘0’ for false.
For a discussion of connection properties, see Section 9.1.4.3, “Connection Properties”.