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Enter Subject Area User-Defined Property Values

You use the UDP tab in the Subject Areas editor to enter user-defined property values for a subject area. You open the User Defined Properties : Logical editor (when you are in a logical model) or the User Defined Properties : Physical editor (when you are in a physical model) from within the UDP tab so that you can add, edit, or delete user-defined properties for a subject area.

To enter a subject area user-defined property value

1. Click Subject Areas on the Model menu.

   The Subject Areas editor opens.

2. Click the UDP tab.

   The UDP tab opens.

3. Select the subject area from the Subject Area list for which you want to enter a user-defined property value, then click the button.

   Either the User Defined Properties : Logical dialog opens if you are in a logical model, or the User Defined Properties : Physical dialog opens if you are in a physical model.

4. Enter the user-defined property information in the following columns and click OK.
   • Name

     Lets you specify the name of the UDP.

   • Type

     Lets you specify the UDP datatype. Click the cell and select one of the following datatypes from the drop-down:

     Command

     Specifies to create a Command UDP that will launch a file or application.

     Note: When you use the Command datatype for a user-defined property, the box where the property name appears becomes a button that you can click to launch the specified file or application.

     Date

     Specifies to create a Date UDP to allow dates in MM/DD/YYYY format.

     Int

     Specifies to create an Int UDP so you can enter an integer (whole number).

     Real

     Specifies to create a Real UDP so you can enter a real number (with decimal).

     Text

     Specifies to create a Text UDP so you can enter ASCII text.

     List

     Specifies to create a List UDP so you can create a list box with user-defined choices.

   • Default

     Lets you specify a UDP default value when applicable.

   • Description

     Lets you enter a description for the UDP.

   The UDP values are assigned, the dialog closes, and you are returned to the UDP tab in the Subject Areas editor.

5. Click OK.

   The user-defined property values for the subject area are saved, and the Subject Areas editor closes.