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Property Parameters Dialog |
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This dialog appears on the screen in the following cases:
•After pressing the Create property 
button, Edit 
or View 
in the dialog Property Management,
•after clicking the View in Property List Settings.
The dialog allows you to add a new property to the list of properties of a document or property library, change or view the parameters of an existing property. In the view mode, changing parameters is not available.
Description of Controls
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Description |
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Name |
The field allows you to enter or change a property name. |
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Data Type |
A drop–down list allows you to select a property value type: Integer, Real, String or Logic. Availability of the dialog box controls depends on the selected value type. The value type is selected when creating the property and cannot be changed later. When editing a property, the list of value types is not available. |
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Filling from List |
The option allows you to specify a choice from a predefined list as the input rule for property values. To generate a list, enable this option and click Rule for values. The rule for entering values is set when the property is created and cannot be changed later. The option is available in the mode of creating a property for all value types except logical. |
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Value |
In a drop–down list you can select a measurable entity which the property will be connected to. After selecting a measurable entity, its base measurement unit becomes the property measurement unit. The measured entity is selected when creating the property and cannot be changed later. The list is available in the property creation mode for the value of the Real or String type. |
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Measurement Unit |
In the drop–down list you can select a property measurement unit. The list contains measurement units of the current essence to be measured. The list is available for the Real or String type property value. |
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Rule for values |
Values of a property in a document can be set within a particular value range or be selected from a predefined list (with the Filling from List option enabled). The first variant is available for Integer or Real value types and the second variant for Integer, Real or String types. Depending on the selected option, After you click the button, the dialog for Setting value range or Creating a list of values properties. |
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Values Field |
This field displays the rule set for entering values of the property. It cannot be edited. |
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Comments |
In this field you can enter additional information about the property. It is available for all types of values. |
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ID |
This field displays the property ID. An ID is assigned automatically and cannot be changed by the user. This field cannot be edited. |
To complete the creation or modification of a property, click OK. The Cancel button is used to close the dialog without saving.
