
Type in your Attribute name, then press add.Press "Close" to close the dialog after all changes are done.Enter new attribute name to Add in popup dialog.Select attribute names from existing names to Rename/Delete in popup dialog.Click the "Edit" button in the "All Attributes" row.Open the attribute manager with attribute icon on toolbar or, Tools>Attribute Manager.Edit with the Attribute Manager later if necessary.Edit Attribute: Alt-F9 or, Rt-click>Edit attributes.Filters allow me to quickly see only nodes from a certain staff member, or specific priority levels, or any combination. If there is an action required, I might assign a priority.

The "Assign Attributes." dialogue allows me to select all comments from a certain staff member and then assign their name to those nodes at once. Immediately after a meeting, I assign attributes to nodes as applicable: Attribute 1 is "Name", values are the names of my staff Attribute 2 is "Priority", values are numbers 1-5. Real world example: I use Attributes and Filters after taking staff meeting notes. For example, you can summarize the info contained within several nodes for a total cost.

The real power of attribute comes from writing Groovy scripts that can operate on attribute value or change the behavior of a node. For example, you can create shopping lists, add notional weightings, performance metrics, etc. can be tagged to any node and assigned specific values. Attributes are tuple name/value pairs that are globally available i.e.
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Why should the user learn how to fiddle around with attributes if he does not know what they are?Īttributes provide different perspectives for ordering/viewing your MindMap.

1.2.2 Working with attribute values (in attribute mgr).
