Help: Using the Class Inheritance display
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The class you referenced when starting the display appears at the bottom of the display. Numbered arrows indicate the order in which the system searches ancestor classes during rule resolution, and the reasons for each search. C-2542 5.2
) indicates a directed
inheritance relationship. The arrowhead identifies the immediate
parent class. REVISEDBUG-7948 but MARTT
1/20/08
) indicates a pattern
inheritance relationship. The arrowhead identifies the pattern parent
class, the class that appears in the Parent Class to Inherit
from (Directed) field on the Basic tab of the Class form.
B-25363REVISED
) indicates that a class is
searched because of a pattern inheritance relationship, but is also
searched because that class name appears in the Parent Class
to Inherit from (Directed) field on the Basic tab of the Class form.If you start the Class Inheritance display for a rule with an
Applies To key part (rather than a class), the current
rule appears in the diagram with the 
icon. Any rule in an ancestor class with common key parts
(excluding the class) also appears. The current rule overrides any other
rules of that name that appear.
For example, if your start the Class Inheritance display for a property named MyCo-Finance-Loan.Limit, other properties in ancestor classes named Limit appear. The current Limit property overrides the Limit properties in ancestor classes.
Use these controls to interact with the Class Inheritance diagram.
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Click any shape (rectangle) to open the corresponding class or rule form in the portal workspace. |
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Use the arrow buttons and the home button to move the display within the window. |
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Use the magnifying glass buttons to expand (zoom into) or contract (zoom out from) the display. |
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Click Print to print this diagram. B-24632 BUG-228 |