Resources

The Resources option allows you to define resource files for the various resource types. The resource types provide data for look and feel and processing of the system model diagram.

It is shown when you select Resources from the System Model Manager tree in the Properties dialog box of a system model project. It is also shown in the Properties dialog box of a project and the New Project wizard.

The Resources dialog box is composed of two main visual elements, a list of resource types on the left and a checked list of resource files on the right.

Resources property


Resources property

The Resources property in the preceding figure contains the following buttons:

Button NameDescription

Add

To add a resource file for the selected resource type.

Remove

To remove a resource file associated with a specific resource type.

Move Up and Move Down

To change the order of a resource file in the Resource Files list.

The following table lists the various options in the Resource Types list box:

Field/Option NameDescription

Shapes

To specify the shapes XML file which provides rules for styling items in the system model diagram. You can specify only one shapes XML file.

For more information, see Shapes XML File.

Levels

To specify the levels XML file containing stacking information for blocks, levels, and collections.

Note: The use of levels files is deprecated and should not be needed for 9.4 and later models.

For more information about Levels XML file, see Levels XML File.

Localisation

To specify the abbreviations XML file containing the abbreviated names of the system model items. This file can also be used to translate the system model diagram to another language. Any number of abbreviations XML files can be provided.

For more information, see Localization XML File.

System Info

To specify the system information XML file containing additional information about system model components. Any number of system info files can be provided.

For more information, see SystemInfo XML File.

Dependencies

To specify the dependencies XML file containing information about the dependencies between different system model items. Only one dependencies file can be specified.

For more information, see Dependencies XML File.

Colours

To specify a values XML file containing the component colors information. Any number of these files can be provided.

For more information, see Values XML File and Colors Values XML File.

Patterns

To specify a values XML file containing information about the overlay patterns for the system model components. Any number of these files can be provided.

For more information, see Values XML File and Patterns Values XML File.

Border Shapes

To specify the values XML file containing information about the border shapes to be used for the system model components. Any number of these files can be provided.

For more information, see Values XML File and Border Shapes Values XML File.

Border Styles

To specify the value XML file containing information about the border styles to be used for the system model components. Any number of these files can be provided.

For more information, see Values XML File and Border Styles Values XML File.

S12 XML

To specify the Schedule 12 XML containing the CKL licensing for Symbian System Model items.