Properties
Completing the New or Save As form
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A property rule has two key parts.
For simple Single Value properties, you can bypass
the form using the Quick Create option described below.
Use New
(
) rather than Save As (
) to create most properties, because
after you save a new property rule, you cannot change the
Mode or certain other values on the form.
To create several
properties in a single class quickly, use the Define Properties
wizard, available from the right-click menu on the Application
Explorer.
You can't
add a property rule to an override
RuleSet.
Field | Description |
| Type | Select |
| Applies To |
For a property of mode The classes you can enter here may depend on the RuleSet you select. On the Restrictions tab of the Class form, a class rule may limit rules applying to that class to belong to one of an explicit list of RuleSets. |
| Property Name | Enter a name that starts with a letter and includes only alphanumeric and dash characters, forming an identifier. See Entering identifiers.
Except when overriding a standard rule in an upwards-compatible way, choose a name that does not start with px or py. Property names that start with these letters are reserved. In your application, however, use of standard properties with names starting with px and py is encouraged. Your application can set and test values in these properties. The pz prefix identifies standard properties that support Process Commander internal operations. Do not directly alter these in your application. Don't choose a name that matches a reserved page
name or keyword, such as |
For general information about the New form, see Completing the new rule dialog box. For general information on the Save As form, see How to enter rule keys using Save As.
To create a Single Value property and accept
default values for all fields except Type, select a
Property Type and click Quick
Create . You can later update the property rule to provide a
Full Description, Edit Input conditions,
and other features. (The Quick Create option is not available when the Project Management interface is enabled for the application.)
Field | Description |
| Property Type |
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| Quick Create | Click to create a |
When searching for property rules, the system:
Time-qualified and circumstance-qualified rule resolution features are not available for property rules.
Select the name of
the class in which you are creating the property.
Property names may
contain up to 64 characters.
However, if this property is of mode