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Enter Column User-Defined Property Values

Use the UDP tab in the Table Column Editor to specify a user-defined property value for the selected column.

To define column user-defined property values

1. Right-click the column in the Model Explorer for which you want to define user-defined property values and click Properties.

   The Table Column Editor opens.

2. Click the UDP tab and work with the following options:

   Property

   Displays the name of the user-defined property (UDP) associated with the column. 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.

3. Click Close.

   User-defined property values are saved for the column and the Table Column Editor closes.

Note: You should create UDPs before assigning them to a column. However, you can click to open the User Defined Properties : Physical dialog and work with physical UDPs from within the UDP tab of the Table Column Editor.