View references and cross references

Objects have references and cross references.

• References are the objects the selected object is looking for.

• Cross-references are the objects looking for the selected object.

  

You can view references and cross-references for a selected object.

Some attributes are dynamic attributes. These are attributes that get created during run time and exist only in run-time. A device integration (DI) reference to a hardware register is a good example.

The attribute referencing a hardware register does not exist at configuration time by default. DI instances create the attribute dynamically during run time if the hardware register exists in the target device.

Note: References and cross-references shown in the Properties dialog box only refer to interobject communications. Area associations, containment, or host assignments are not shown.

To view references and cross-references

1. Select an object.

2. On the Home ribbon, in the Edit area, select Properties.

3. To see the references for the selected object, select the References tab. You see:

   Source Attribute

   The attribute in the selected object referencing an attribute in another object in the application Galaxy.

   Attribute Reference

   The reference string within the Source Attribute. This is either an absolute reference or a relative reference.

   Target Attribute

   The absolute reference of the Attribute Reference. If this is a reference to a dynamic attribute, the Target Attribute only lists the Tagname name of the instance.

4. To see the cross references for the selected object, select the Cross References tab. You see:

   Target Attribute

   The absolute reference of the Attribute Reference. If this is a reference to a dynamic attribute, the Target Attribute only lists the Tagname of the instance.

   Attribute Reference

   The reference string within the Source Attribute. This is an absolute reference or a relative reference.

   Source Attribute

   The attribute in the selected object that is referencing an attribute in another object in the application Galaxy.

5. When you are done, select Close.