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Enter Entity User-Defined Property Values

Use the UDP tab in the Entity Editor to enter user-defined property values for an entity.

To enter entity user-defined property values

  1. Click Entities on the Model menu.

    The Entity Editor opens.

  2. Select the entity in the Navigation Grid for which you want to enter user-defined property values.
  3. Click the UDP tab and work with the following options:
    Property

    Displays the name of the user-defined property (UDP) associated with the entity. When you use the Command data type for a UDP, the Property cell is a button that you can click to launch a file or application that you enter in the Value cell.

    Value

    Specifies a default value. You can enter or select a property value depending on the value data type:

    • Enter the property value in the Value cell for Integer, Real Number, and Text data types.
    • Enter a date value, click Spin Control Button in UDP tab to change the month, day, and year, or click Down Control to select a date for the Date data type.
    • Select a value from the Value list for the List data type. For example, you can create a UDP to select the backup frequency such as daily.
    • Enter a system command or click Command Data Type Icon in UDP tab to browse for a file or executable program for the Command data type. For example, you can enter or select C:\Myfile.doc to launch the Microsoft Word document Myfile.doc.
  4. Click Close.

    User-defined property values are saved for the entity and the Entity Editor closes.

Note: You should create UDPs before assigning them to an entity. However, you can click Property Editor UDP Tab_User Defined Properties Editor Button to open the User Defined Properties : Logical dialog and work with logical UDPs from within the UDP tab of the Entity Editor.

More information:

Create a User-Defined Property

Entities