Assigning properties to a class

The property template that you create exists independently of any class, but has no purpose until it is assigned to a class. You can assign a property template to one or more classes in an object store, at which time it becomes a class property. When you assign a property template to a superclass, it is automatically added to all of the superclass' subclasses. The property template exists independently of the class property, and you can assign it to other classes in the object store.
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About this task

You assign properties to a class when you create that class by using the Create a Class wizard. After the class is created, you can assign properties to a class.

Procedure

To assign a property template to a class:

  1. In the administration console, click the target class.
  2. Go to the Property Definitions tab.
  3. Click Add.
  4. Select the property template from the Add Properties dialog box, and click OK. The property template appears as a class property.
  5. Click on the newly added class property.
  6. Review all the attributes of the class property to ensure that they are set to the needed values. For example, if the newly added class property is of data type object, you must:
    1. Go to the More tab.
    2. Click drop down in the Required class field.
    3. Choose the class to which object instances must conform to be acceptable values for this object-valued property.
    4. Click Save to apply your changes.
  7. Click Save when done.