Key features of a digital object

Introduction

A digital object provides a number of features and possibilities. This topic provides an overview of the digital-specific characteristics. For a definition of a digital object, click See Also.

Type-specific properties

Each object type has its own type-specific properties. The digital-specific properties can be viewed on the Change State tab in the object properties dialog box. The most important ones are:

Property	Description
Commands	Shows the two commands 0 and 1 available for standard digital objects. If you define a digital template, you can assign any number of commands and any names you like.
States	Shows the two states 0 and 1 available for standard digital objects. If you define a digital template, you can assign any number of states and any names you like.

Beside the type-specific properties a number of properties which are common to all object types are available from the other tabs of the object properties dialog box.

Graphical display of digital objects

A digital object can be represented in multiple ways on a process diagram. Click here for details.

Using digital templates

By using digital templates, you gain many additional advantages compared to using the standard digital object.

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Viewing all states

A digital object can enter a number of different states. To allow you to place these different states exactly on top of each other, you can show all states simultaneously on a process diagram.

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Connecting digital objects to other object types

To obtain more advanced functionality, you can connect a digital object to another object type.

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