Entity Options
Entity options include style and label settings. These options are displayed by clicking an entity on the Metadata canvas, and then clicking the Edit entity type button . The page displays a preview image of the entity with the currently selected options.
Style Settings
- Entity graphic
- Allows you to change the default shape or graphic for a selected entity type. Either choose an image or enter a URI in the Custom image URI box. You can choose a graphic from the Entity graphic drop-down library or from a custom SVG (.svg), PNG (.png), or JPEG (.jpg) image from an external URI.
- Custom image property
- Choose an entity property that specifies an image URI. If the property is not defined for an entity, the image specified by Entity graphic is used. Images can be SVG (.svg), PNG (.png), or JPEG (.jpg) image from an external URI.
- Fill color
- For graphics in the Shapes category, this option specifies the interior color of the shape. This setting does not appear for other categories of graphics.
- Border color
- For graphics in the Shapes category, this option specifies the border color of the shape. This setting does not appear for other categories of graphics.
- Width
- Specifies the width in pixels of the entity graphic on the canvas. The default width is 32 pixels.
- Height
- Specifies the height in pixels of the entity graphic on the canvas. The default height is 32 pixels.
- Lock
- Check this check box to lock the width/height aspect ratio. When this option is checked, the height only changes relative to any changes in width.
Label Settings
- Label property
- Designates the property for the entity type label. The default is the Entity label. Choose a property from the drop-down list.
- Color
- Sets the color of the entity type label.
- Distance from item
- The distance in pixels that the label is from the entity.
- Font size
- Font size of the label text.
- Font style
- Font style (Normal, Italic, or Oblique) of the label text.
- Font weight
- Font weight (Normal or Bold) of the label text.
- Trim
- Truncates label text exceeding maximum width.
- Wrap
- Wraps text exceeding maximum width onto separate lines.
- Maximum width
- Sets the maximum allowed width, in pixels, of the entity type label. This option is available if you check the check box next to Trim or Wrap. If neither option is selected, the label will appear as wide as required to accommodate the property text.