Update Attribute Presentation Settings

This option is for updating the Shape Data order, presentation texts, visibility . according to Diagrams default options or master setting. This option can be controlled globally for each type separately by checking ‘Allow individual shape to override default settings’.

Allow individual shape settings to override default settings

When this option is unchecked the shapes will be updated according to the diagrams default settings. Otherwise data from the selected master will be used. If the master was not selected, the system checks if a shape that should be updated retrieved its settings from the master or the default. If the settings were taken from the master and the master was not selected then the shape will not be updated. If the settings were taken from the diagrams default settings then the system will update the shape. During update all Shape Data that exist in the shape instance but does not exist in the current settings will be removed. The only exception from this rule is a situation where other cells depends on it. When this is the case, the system will not delete it but will display a warning that other cells are using this data. See the following example:

A shape has two shape data before update:

• Text

• Instrument Type

This will be displayed as in the following figure.

Shape data before update

The next step is to modify the settings to hold only one set of shape data:

• Text

Click Update. This can result in two scenarios:

1. The Instrument type was removed according to the current setting.

   

   After update unnecessary shape data were removed

2. The instrument type remains. This is because other cells are using its value. In this case there will be a warning issued in the report.

   

   After update the Instrument type remains

Warning message:

This update will not set any default values to new shape data.