Attributes/Columns as spreadsheet?

Brand new to Data Modeler. Is there a way to view all attributes in a logical model and/or all columns in a relational model as a spreadsheet, with all properties for the attribute/column listed?
Also, is there a good place to start reading about the scripting available with data modeler?

I respectfully disagree about there being to many attributes to display in spreadsheet fashion. I would love to see this kind of functionality. Along with the ability to edit in spreadsheet fashion. I often have an excel list of field names, columns, etc.. and if I could copy and paste in spreadsheet fashion this would be wonderful. Other similar products have been able to do this. HP ALM product is a requirements management tool that allows you to configure what columns to show and show them in grid view. CA's Clarity product is another product that has a grid view and allows you to configure what columns to show in the grid.
Brady

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Attachments:
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columnindexing.vi ‏21 KB

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