Direct Draws a straight line between the objects it connects.
Direct Offset Attaches to the object at a right angle, but draws a diagonal line for the remainder of the link.
Orthogonal Draws a line at right angles between the objects it connects.

Using Interaction Properties

Commands
To assign a command to your link, right-click in the Property Value field of the command property and select Define Command. Commands can be set up to execute when you click on an object or automatically execute the command when the value of an object reaches a specified threshold. See Building Displays>Define/Execute Command for information on how to set up commands.

Drill Down Displays
To specify a drill down display, double click on the drillDownTarget property. Any display (.rtv) file can be targeted as a drill down. Once a drill down target has been set, double-click on the link to activate the drill down. Drill down displays can be activated in the same window that contains the link or open in a separate window. This allows you to build a customizable hierarchy of displays.

Tool Tips
Select the mouseOverFlag to enable tool tips for your link. To display a tool tip, point to the link with your mouse. The tool tip will contain information from your data attachment. NOTE: The property iconVisFlag must be selected in order to display tool tips.

Alert Properties

Property Name	Description
valueAlertMode	Discrete Alerts		Color of the link will change when the value property equals the specified value*Alert.
			valueHighAlert	Specify the value that the input value must be equal to for the high alert to execute.
			valueHighAlertColor	Select the  button and choose a color for the high alert.
			valueLowAlert	Specify the value that the input value must be equal to for the low alert to execute.
			valueLowAlertColor	Select the  button and choose a color for the low alert.
			valueMediumAlert	Specify the value that the input value must be equal to for the medium alert to execute.
			valueMediumAlertColor	Select the  button and choose a color for the medium alert.
			valueNoAlert	Specify the value that the input value must be equal to for the no alert to execute.
			valueNoAlertColor	Select the  button and choose a color for no alert.
	Range Alerts		Color of the link will change when the value property is greater than the valueHighAlarm or valueHighWarning or less than the valueLowAlarm or valueLowWarning.
			valueHighAlarm	Specify the value that the input value must exceed to activate the high alarm.
			valueHighAlarmColor	Select the  button and choose a color for the high alarm.
			valueHighWarning	Specify the value that the input value must exceed to activate the high warning.
			valueHighWarningColor	Select the  button and choose a color for the high warning.
			valueLowAlarm	Specify the value that the input value must go below to activate the low alarm.
			valueLowAlarmColor	Select the  button and choose a color for the low alarm.
			valueLowWarning	Specify the value that the input value must go below to activate the low warning.
			valueLowWarningColor	Select the  button and choose a color for the low warning.
	No Alerts		Disable all alert and alarm properties.

Arrow Properties

Property Name	Description
arrow1Color	Select the  button and choose a color for the source arrow..
arrow1VisFlag	Controls the visibility of the source arrow.
arrow2Color	Select the  button and choose a color for the target arrow.
arrow2VisFlag	Controls the visibility of the target arrow.

Data Properties

Property Name	Description
value	Data value used to display the value text and to evaluate any alert definitions.
valueDivisor	If specified, this divisor is applied to the value.

Data Format Properties

Property Name	Description
valueFormat	Select or enter the numeric format of values displayed on the link and in tool tips. To enter a format, use syntax from the Java DecimalFormat class. To enable tool tips, select the mouseOverFlag.
valueTextColor	Select the  button and choose the color of the value text.
valueTextFont	Select the font to use for the value text.
valueTextHeight	Specify the height for the value text.
valueTextPosX	Set x-axis position of value text. Select from the following options: Left - Position outside the left side of the background rectangle. Inside Left - Position inside the left side of the background rectangle. Center - Position in the center of the background rectangle. Inside Right - Position inside the right side of the background rectangle. Right - Position outside the right side of the background rectangle.
valueTextPosY	Set the y-axis position of value text . Select from the following options: Outside Top - Position well above the background rectangle. Top - Position just above the background rectangle. Inside Top - Position inside the top of the background rectangle. Center - Position in the center of the background rectangle. Inside Bottom - Position inside the bottom of the background rectangle. Bottom - Position just below the background rectangle. Outside Bottom - Position well below the background rectangle.
valueVisFlag	Control visibility of the value text. NOTE: This property is only applicable if iconVisFlag is selected.

Icon Properties

Property Name	Description
iconBgBorderColor	Select the  button and choose a color for the border of the background rectangle. This property is only applicable if iconBgBorderFlag is selected.
iconBgBorderFlag	If selected, a border is drawn around the background rectangle,
iconBgColor	Select the  button and choose a fill color for the background rectangle.
iconBgEdgeWidth	Set the width of the 3D edge on the background rectangle. This property is only available if the iconBgStyle selected is 3D Rectangle.
iconBgGradientColor2	Select the  button and choose a color for the second color in the gradient. Default is white. NOTE: The iconBgColor property sets the first color in the gradient.
iconBgGradientMode	Display a gradient in the background rectangle. Select from the following options:     None No gradient   Diagonal Edge Gradient is drawn at a 45 degree angle from the top left to the bottom right corner of the object.   Diagonal Center Gradient is drawn at a 45 degree angle from the center to the top left and the bottom right corners of the object.   Horizontal Edge Gradient is drawn horizontally from the top to the bottom of the object.   Horizontal Center Gradient is drawn horizontally from the center to the top and bottom of the object.   Vertical Edge Gradient is drawn vertically from the left to the right of the object.   Vertical Center Gradient is drawn vertically from the center to the left and right of the object.
iconBgRaisedFlag	Reverses the direction of the gradient, as well as that of the 3D edge if the iconBgStyle selected is 3D Rectangle.
iconBgRoundness	Set the arc length of the rounded corners. This property is only available if the iconBgStyle selected is Round Rectangle. NOTE: The value of iconBgRoundness cannot exceed half the value of the iconWidth or the iconHeight. If iconBgRoundness does exceed that value, then half (of the smaller of the two values) of iconWidth or iconHeight will be used instead. For example if iconWidth is 100 and iconHeight is 50, then the value of iconBgRoundness cannot exceed 25. If it does, then half the value of iconHeight (25) will be used instead.
iconBgShadowFlag	Select to display a drop shadow on the background rectangle.
iconBgStyle	Select from the following options:   Rectangle Select to display a background rectangle. 3D Rectangle Select to display a 3D edge on the background rectangle. If selected, use iconBgEdgeWidth to set the width of the 3D edge. Round Rectangle Select to display a background rectangle with rounded edges. If selected, use iconBgRoundness to set the arc length of the rounded corners. Circle Select to display a background circle.
iconBgVisFlag	Select to display a background rectangle. NOTE: This property is only applicable if iconVisFlag is selected.
iconConstantSizeFlag	If selected, when the display is zoomed the icon size will remain constant.
iconHeight	Set height of the icon in pixels.
iconVisFlag	Control the visibility of an icon displaying the value of the link.
iconWidth	Set width of the object in pixels.

Interaction Properties

Property Name	Description
command	Assign a command to your link. See Building Displays>Define/Execute Command for information.
commandCloseWindowOnSuccess	If selected, the window that initiates a system command will automatically close when the system command is executed successfully. This property only applies to system commands. With data source commands, the window is closed whether or not the command is executed successfully. For multiple commands, this property is applied to each command individually. Therefore if the first command in the multiple command sequence succeeds, the window will close before the rest of the commands are executed. NOTE: The commandCloseWindowOnSuccess property is not supported in the Display Server.
commandConfirm	If selected, the command confirmation dialog is enabled. Use the commandConfirmText property to write your own text for the confirmation dialog, otherwise text from the command property will be used. For multiple commands, if you Confirm the execution then all individual commands will be executed in sequence with no further confirmation. If the you Cancel the execution, none of the commands in the sequence will executed.
commandConfirmText	Enter command confirmation text directly in the Property Value field or select the  button to open the Edit commandConfirmText dialog. If commandConfirmText is not specified, then text from the command property will be used.
connectEdgeFlag	If the specified linkPathType is Direct, then select the connectEdgeFlag to attach the link to the center of the side of the target object that is closest to the source object (instead of connecting to the center of the target object). NOTE: Orthogonal and Direct Offset links always attach to the center of the side closest to the source object.
drillDownTarget	Name of display (.rtv) file targeted as a drill down. See Building Displays>Drill Down Displays for information.
mouseOverFlag	Enter a tool tip for this link. To display the tool tip, move your mouse over the object. To enter a multi-line tool tip, use \n to delimit the lines (e.g. my\nlink). NOTE: The property iconVisFlag must be selected in order to display tool tips.

Label Properties

Property Name	Description
label	Edit label text directly in the Property Value field or select the  button to open the Edit Label dialog.
labelMinTabWidth	Specify minimum width of the label tab. NOTE: This property is only applies if labelTextPosY is set to TabTop.
labelTextColor	Select the  button and choose the color of the label text.
labelTextFont	Select the font to use for the label text.
labelTextHeight	Specify the height for the label text.
labelTextPosX	Set x-axis position of label text. Select from the following options: Left - Position outside the left side of the background rectangle. Inside Left - Position inside the left side of the background rectangle. Center - Position in the center of the background rectangle. Inside Right - Position inside the right side of the background rectangle. Right - Position outside the right side of the background rectangle.
labelTextPosY	Set y-axis position of label text. Select from the following options: Outside Top - Position well above the background rectangle. Top - Position just above the background rectangle. Title Top - Position along the top line of the background rectangle. Tab Top - Position tab just above the background rectangle. NOTE: Height and width of the label tab is dependent on the height and width of the text. Use the labelMinTabWidth property to specify a minimum tab width. Inside Top - Position inside the top of the background rectangle. Center - Position in the center of the background rectangle. Inside Bottom - Position inside the bottom of the background rectangle. Bottom - Position just below the background rectangle. Outside Bottom - Position well below the background rectangle.
labelVisFlag	Control visibility of the label. NOTE: This property is only applicable if iconVisFlag is selected.

Link Line Properties

Property Name	Description
linkColor	Select the  button and choose a color for the link line.
linkPathType	Select from the following options: Direct - Draws a straight line between the objects it connects. Direct Offset - Attaches to objects at a right angle, but draws a diagonal line for the remainder of the link. Orthogonal - Draws a line at right angles between the objects it connects.
linkSize	Set (in pixels) the thickness of the link line.

Object Properties

Property Name	Description
objName	Name given to facilitate object management via the Object List dialog. Select Tools>Object List.
styleClass	Enter the style class name for this object as defined in your style sheet. If not specified, the object class name is used. NOTE: The value entered must not contain spaces and cannot start with rtv-.
transparencyPercent	Set transparency of the link. Enter a value between 0 and 100. A value of 0, the default, sets the link to be completely opaque. A value of 100 will render the link completely transparent.
visFlag	Control visibility of the link line.