ISE
Setting Process Properties
You can set properties for each process that allow you to control the way your design is implemented. Properties generally correspond to command line options and are passed to the underlying command line tools. Properties differ based on the device family you are targeting, your top-level module type, and your synthesis tool.
You can set standard or advanced properties. By default, only the standard properties display in the Process Properties dialog box. When you enable the advanced properties, both standard and advanced properties appear. Setting advanced options is not recommended if you are just getting started with using the ISE® software.
Note Design Goals and Strategies provide another way to set process properties. When you use Design Goals and Strategies, multiple properties are set and “locked” to particular values in an effort to more effectively achieve a particular design goal. For more information, including how to lock and unlock properties, see Using Design Goals and Strategies.
To Set Process Properties
  1.  In the Design panel, select a Design View from the drop-down list. Image
  2.  In the Hierarchy pane, select the source file to process.
    Note The source file you select affects the processes that appear in the Processes pane; only the processes that apply to the selected source are shown.
  3.  In the Processes pane, select the process for which you want to set properties.
  4.  Select Process > Process Properties.
    Note You can also right-click the process and select Process Properties, or click the Edit Process Properties toolbar button Image. If there are no properties for a process, the Process Properties menu command is grayed out.
  5.  In the Process Properties dialog box, change the property options. Optionally, you can use the following options to get more information about each property:
    •  Help - provides detailed information on each property.
    •  Display Switch Names - shows the corresponding command line option for each property.
    •  Advanced - shows advanced properties.
  6.  Click OK.
The new property settings are used the next time you run the selected process.
Note Some properties are dependent on other properties. The values of dependent properties may change based on other property values that you set.
See Also
Displaying Advanced Properties
Project Navigator Overview
Running and Stopping Processes
Setting Command Line Options using Process Properties
Using Design Goals and Strategies

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