Managing Property Definitions
A property definition is a type specific variable/field for a value or range. Property definitions are created and edited in the Solution Designer. Property Definitions are organized into Value properties and Range properties.
Creating Property Definitions
You can access the overview of existing property definitions by choosing Property definition in the navigation area within the Domain Namespaces or Integration Namespaces. You create a new property definition using the Create capability.
The following information you have to provide for every property:
| Property | Description |
| Type |
Defines the type of the property to be created. This field is mandatory. |
| Local Identifier |
Identifier of the property. this value must be unique within the namespace and cannot be changed afterwards. Please note that only the characters A-z (without special characters), digits and the special character "_" are permitted for naming fields! Furthermore, identifiers may not begin with a digit.
This field is mandatory. |
| Label |
Label of the property. This field is mandatory. |
| Short Label |
Short label of the property. This field is optional. |
| Notes | Useful information regarding the property definition This field is optional |
The following property definition types are available:
| Name | Type | Remark |
| Text | Value | Text field for short, unformatted texts. |
| Text/E-mail | Value | Text field for MAIL content |
| Text/URL | Value | Text field for URL content |
| Integer | Value | Allows you to save a number without decimal places |
| Boolean | Value | Type definition for truth values with the "true" or "false" property. |
| Currency | Value | Type definition for monetary amounts consisting of quantity and currency code. |
| Selection Element | Value | Type definition of a property that can take only specific values. The Enumeration Elements define the available options. |
| Date | Value | Type definition for dates without time specification. |
| Decimal | Value | Allows you to save a number with decimal places. |
| Geo Point | Value | Type definition of a Geo Point with latitude and longitude. |
| Localized Text | Value | Localizable text, consisting of locale and name, for shorter texts up to 200 characters (without formatting). |
| Timestamp | Value |
Type definition for specifications with date and time.
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| Local Entity | Range | A link to another entity. Can also be defined as a list. |
| Reference | Range | A link to another root entity. Can also be defined as a list. |
| External Reference | Range | A link to an external entity. Can also be defined as a list. |
Editing Property Definitions
To edit a property definitoin you can either use the row capability in the Properties Overview Table or use the Detail Viewwich contains the Edit Master Data Capability.
Deleting Property Definitions
You can delete the property definition by using the inline or header Delete capability in the properties’ overview page. Alternativerly, you can use the Information capability to access the details view and there you can use the Delete capability.
You will need to confirm the action before the selected property is permanetely deleted.