Configuring Custom Properties

You can configure custom properties when you create them or at a later point of time.

To configure a custom property

1. Click the canvas of the graphic.

2. On the Special menu, click Custom Properties. The Edit Custom Properties dialog box appears.

3. Select the custom property you want to edit. The configuration for the selected custom property appears at the right of the dialog box.

   Note: The header of the configuration area shows the graphic name on the right, for example "Symbol_001," and it shows the custom property name on the left, for example "MyCustomProperty." Its reference in a script would be "Symbol_001.MyCustomProperty."

4. In the Data Type list, click the data type of the custom property. You can select one of the following:

   Data Type	Graphic
   Boolean
   Double
   Elapsed Time
   Float
   Integer
   String
   Time

5. If you want to:

   • Make the property read-only at design time and prevent further changes to it when the graphic is embedded into another graphic, click the Lock icon.

   • Make the property read-only at run time and prevent its value being changed, click the Lock icon.

6. In the Default Value box, type a literal value, reference, or expression or browse for a reference using the Browse icon.

7. If the selected data type is String, Time or Elapsed Time, you can click the T icon or tag icon.

   • Select the T icon to indicate that the default value is a static value.

   • Select the tag icon to indicate that the default value is a reference to a value.

8. In the Visibility box, configure how the graphic is visible. Do one of the following:

   • Click Public if you want the custom property to be visible and can be used in a source graphic if the graphic is embedded.

   • Click Private if you want the custom property to be hidden and no reference be made to it outside of the defining graphic.

9. In the Description box, type a meaningful description for the custom property.

Related Topics

Managing Custom Properties