Property Editor 

Definition

The Property Editor enables portal administrators to view and edit the properties and attributes of portal objects.

 

Use

Portal objects are comprised of properties. Properties are object parameters that enable objects to be configured and personalized—the property values of an object characterize its behavior and make it unique from other objects.

When the properties of an object are displayed in the Property Editor, the Property Editor first queries the semantic layers for the properties of the object, and then displays them. Properties can be object-specific, while others are generic to all object types.

Portal administrators with appropriate permissions can edit portal content by customizing the property values in portal objects; for example, to modify the default height of an iView.

The Property Editor serves all objects types; however some objects, such as roles and pages also utilize specialized editors, which enable you to define the content and layout of these objects. See Object Editors. Objects that do not require a specialized editor are edited only in the Property Editor.

 

Structure

The Property Editor opens on the right of the editing area when you open a portal object for editing.

If an object does not utilize a specialized editor, such as certain iViews, the Property Editor spans the entire width of the editing area to the right of the Portal Catalog, and minimizes the Object Editor area.

Wireframe schematic focusing on the Property Editor (black background)

The Property Editor interface is divided into the following areas:

Area	Description
Tools Area	Displays the following: ·        Category   Allows you to filter the property list according to subject or function. Choose Show All to view all the properties of an object without filtering the list. ·        Context menu () At the top of the Property Editor, click the editor context menu icon to choose an action. Currently, the only action available is to reset manually edited properties in the current object. For more information, see Resetting Properties.
Properties List	Displays an alphabetical list of the properties and their corresponding values. The properties relate to the object currently in focus. Properties may either be customizable or read only. For more information, see Defining Property Values. ·        To view a description and useful information about a property, hover the mouse pointer mouse over a property name. ·        To view additional attributes of a property, click the expand/collapse arrow next to the property name. For more information, see Defining Property Attributes.