Properties

Use

You can set properties for the diagram, set properties for all objects of a particular type, and for individual objects. The properties you set for a single object always override the diagram properties or object type properties.

If an object has the Default value for a property, it means the object does not have an individual setting and is using the default value from the diagram.

Usage of properties in Custom Image format is limited to size, location, and color (which only appear in development mode). The hotspot is invisible in the published diagram.

Custom Image and Design Manually diagrams are the only ones in which you can add KPIs and the context as hotspot objects that overlay the image (in addition to mission, vision, perspectives, and objectives and text objects). You can set KPI properties individually for an image, but not for all KPIs altogether in the image. You can also set the context properties.

Features

You can define the following properties in Auto and Manual formats for individual objects. If there is a property that can be used in a Custom Image format, it is noted in the text.

Field	Description
Shape	Specifies the geometric form of the object. The None setting specifies that you do not want to use this property. Note If you are displaying status or trend indicators, their position in the published diagram is based on the lower-right corner of the invisible object contours, regardless of the shape of the object itself. The object contours are defined by the points you see when you select the object.
Border	Specifies the shape color and text font color of the object. In Custom Image format, the hotspot object text is visible only in the diagram editor.
Background	Specifies the background color of the shape, or diagram if setting diagram properties. In Custom Image format, Background specifies the color of the area behind the image.
Location	Location X is the horizontal location of the object in pixels. The number is oriented from the left side of the window, which represents a value of 0. Location Y is the vertical location of the object in pixels. The number is oriented from the top of the window, which represents a value of 0. For example, if X is 200 and Y is 300, the box is located 200 pixels from the left and 300 pixels down from the top. If using Manual or Custom Image format, you can use the mouse to drag the object to a new location, if desired.
Size	Size W is the width of the object in pixels. Size H is the height of the object in pixels. If using Manual or Custom Image format, you can use the mouse to resize the object.
Text Shape	Specifies the inner geometric form of the selected mission, vision, or text object.
Text Border	Specifies the inner shape color of the selected mission, vision, or text object.
Text Background	Specifies the inner background color of the selected mission, vision, or text object.

You can define the following properties in Auto-layout and Design Manually formats for the entire diagram. You can also define the Shape, Border, and Background fields for the diagram. For information about these fields, see the table above.

Field	Description
Auto-Layout Template	You can specify whether to use a T Template or a Stacked Template. These templates govern the layout and relationships of perspectives and objectives in the diagram. You must be in Auto-layout mode to choose a template.
Display Scorecard Status	Specifies that you want to display status indicators on the diagram.
Display Scorecard Trend	Specifies that you want to display trend indicators on the diagram.
Custom Image File Name	You can select a custom image for the diagram. You must be in Custom Image mode to choose an image file. The color and shape settings are for hotspots, which are invisible in the published diagram. Only the imported image is visible. However, you may want to change the default colors and shapes of the hotspots so that you can more easily see and move them into place.
Arrow Defaults	You can choose a color for the arrows. This is a global setting and updates all arrows except those that have been modified individually using Properties for Arrow.

Activities

To set the properties of objects, double-click the object.

To select the properties of all the objects in the diagram not using their own properties, and to set general diagram properties, choose Start of the navigation path Action Next navigation step Properties End of the navigation path .