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Settings section

View and override the item's properties​

When viewing an item's details, the Settings section lets you view and edit its properties.

These determine the item's appearance and placement within Alloy's data structure. They're typically inherited from the item's design. However, you can override some of them on individual items.

The Settings section of an example item

Property descriptions​

All items have the following properties:

  • Title / Subtitle - the item's primary and secondary labels, as defined by the item's design. See Titles and subtitles in the Designer app.

  • Icon - the symbol used to represent the item, especially on maps. Part of the item's visual identity.

  • Colour - the tint of the item's header and icon. Part of the item's visual identity.

  • Design - the name of the item's design. Select the button to open the design in the Designer app. To open it in a new browser tab, use middle-click or Ctrl-click.

  • Collection - the collection the item belongs to.

  • Context - the item's origin. If set to Customer, the item was created by your organisation and can be edited freely. Otherwise, it's a protected system item. To learn more, see Item context.

  • Locked - has the item has been locked to prevent editing?

Edit item properties​

To edit some of the item's properties, select Edit at the bottom:

  • Icon - use the icon picker to change the item's icon. Deselect the current icon to revert back to the design's icon.

  • Colour - use the colour picker to change the item's colour. Deselect the current colour to revert back to the design's colour.

  • Collection - move the item to another collection, if any others are allowed by the item's design.

Select Save to finish.

Note

You can always edit an item's Colour and Icon, no matter what the item's Context is.