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Prerequisites

You have the appropriate permissions to edit a folder or portal object. See Permission Levels .

Context

Properties have their own metadata, known as attributes . The Properties editor allows you view and customize the attributes of each property. Some attributes are customizable, while others are read-only.

Procedure


  1. In the Properties editor, choose Modify Properties to allow editing of property values and attributes.

  2. Find the property whose attributes you want to view or change, and choose the Edit attributes link in the Attributes column of that row. The Property Attributes dialog box opens.

  3. Edit the property attributes as needed. The following attributes are available:

    Property Attribute

    Customizable (by Administrator)

    Description

    Description

    No

    Displays useful information about the property. For example, the Description for the Quick Link property explains:

    • What a quick link is: A navigation shortcut to the iView/Page

    • Other pertinent information: The quick link should be unique within the portal .

    Property ID

    No

    The technical name of a property, as required by the application or code upon which an object is based.

    Inheritance

    Yes

    Specifies whether the property value and attributes defined in the current object can be modified in target objects derived from the current object via a delta link. This is useful for creating template objects with fixed values that cannot be modified by other content administrators in target objects.

    The values available for this attribute are:

    • Can be edited in target objects: Allows changes to be made to the property value and attributes in delta link objects derived from the current object.

    • Locked in target objects: Locks the current value and attributes of the property in delta link objects derived from the current object (all related target objects are affected, and not only the immediate target object). The property value and attributes in the current object can still be modified.

    Note

    If a property in a target object has already been manually changed, it will inherit the value of its source object when the Inheritance value of the source object is set to Locked in target objects . When the Inheritance value is reverted to Can be edited in target objects , the value previously assigned to the target object is reinstated.

    End-User Personalization

    Yes

    Defines whether a property is displayed to portal users when the object (page or iView only) is personalized at runtime. You also specify whether the portal user can personalize the property value.

    The values available for this attribute are:

    • Hidden: The property is not displayed when the object is personalized.

    • Read-Only: The property and its value are displayed when the object is personalized, but the portal user cannot personalize the property.

      For example, the Description property of an object should be provided to portal users, but should not be editable.

    • Read/Write: The property and its value are displayed when the object is personalized. The portal user can personalize the property value.

      For example, this option can be used for properties that allow the portal user to personalize the data retrieved by an iView.

    Category

    No

    Displays the property category of the given property.
    Note

    The Reset button, located at the bottom of the Property Attributes dialog box, allows you to restore the value of the current property to that of the same property in the source object from which the current object is derived. For more information, see Resetting Properties .

  4. Choose OK to close the Property Attributes dialog box.

  5. In the Properties editor screen, choose Save to apply the modified property attributes of the object.