Add content for use with an object wizard

You add attributes, graphics, layouts, scripts, and other content to a template object with an Object Wizard the same way that you add content to any other object. After adding the content, you can associate individual attributes and other content to individual Choices and Options. This association allows content that is not needed to be trimmed when you derive instances from the template. This helps to reduce the footprint of runtime objects. See Object wizard trimming for additional information.

Note: Only user-created attributes can be associated with Object Wizard Choices and Options.

When you associate content with Choices and Options, the propagation of these items to derived instances is determined by:

• User selection of Choices and Options during configuration.

• Trimming configuration for attributes and graphics, as they apply to the selected Choices and Options.

Content is trimmed from a derived instance when the instance is saved. Note that all items are propagated to derived templates, regardless of configuration and trimming settings, since unlike instances, templates are not runtime objects.

Both attributes and graphics can have unique settings for each association. The visibility of these settings, which determines if the setting can be overridden by a user deriving instances from the template, can also be configured.

For detailed information about custom properties and Symbol Wizards, see Using custom properties with Application Server and Symbol Wizard Editor.

Content can either be added or linked to an object.

For information on adding scripts to a template, see Write and edit scripts.

The settings configured in the Attribute Editor, Graphic Editor, and Layout Editor provide the default settings for each attribute and content item. You can override the default values for attributes and graphic custom properties in the Settings pane. Note that you can set different values for each Choice or Option with which the content is associated.

In addition, you can allow the user to override the default values in derived instances. See About the attributes page and Add attributes to an object for information about adding and configuring attributes.