The Options Tab

The Options tab enables you to configure the element that will be split in your model.

  1. Select the model whose entities you want to split in the Model drop-down box.
  2. Select the field that contains the entities you want to split in the Source ID field. This is often, but not always, the _stp_id field if the ID and type are together, or the _stp_label field if the ID and type are separate.
  3. Select the type of entity you want to split in the Source Type drop-down.
  4. Select or enter the type for the newly created entities in the Target Type drop-down.
  5. Check Replace label with data from input field and select the appropriate field if you want to change the label of the newly created entities.
  6. Select the relationships you want to be included with the split entities.
  7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 if you want to create additional entities from the source entities.
  8. Click OK.