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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 to change the month, day, and year, or click 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 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 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