Managing Properties
A property is a type specific variable/field for a value or range. Properties are created and edited in the Solution Designer. Properties are organized into Value properties and Range properties.
Creating a Property
You can access the overview of existing properties by choosing Property in the navigation area within the solution overview of Domain Namespaces or Integration Namespaces. You create a new property using the Create capability.
The following information you have to provide for every property:
| Property | Description |
| 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. |
| Type |
Defines the type of the property to be created. Types could be primitive such as text, number etc. or references such as modeled Root Entities, Entities or External Entities. This field is mandatory. |
| Label |
Label of the property. This field is optional. |
| Short Label |
Short label of the property. This field is optional. |
| Notes | Useful information regarding the property definition This field is optional |
| 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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| Reference | Range | A link to another entity. Can also be defined as an arry. |
To create a new property and immediately associate it to an entity, you must use the Add capability within the entity instance page and select the Create new property option. In order to add and associate an existing property to an entity, you must use the Add capbility within the entity instance page and select the Add existing property option. In this case, you are able to select any property created in any namespace within the domain and integration namespace of a specific solution.
Editing a property
To edit a property you can either use the row capability in the Properties Overview Table or use the Detail View which contains the Edit Master Data Capability. It can also be accessed by using the capability within the 'Edit Property
Association' action.
Deleting a property
You can delete the property 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.