A reference property is a property of mode Single Value, Value List, Value Group, Page, Page List or Page Group that can operate to maintain what appears as an automatic copy of properties on another page. Reference properties can eliminate the need for copying the contents of one value or page into one or more other values or pages.

To define a reference property, select the Reference Property box on the Advanced tab of the Property form.

Then use the Property-Ref method to link values from another page (known as the non-reference page) to a page of the reference property. Thereafter, changes to the non-reference page — through the Property-Set method, other methods, Declare Expression rules, and so on — also appear on the reference page.

For applications, benefits, and debugging assistance, see Property-Ref method.

Property form — Completing the General tab — Page modes Property form — Completing the General tab — Value modes Property-Ref method

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