Setting the Value of a Composite Property

You can set the value of a composite property from the Properties tab or from the property icon. The procedure is different for simple properties and for resource templates.

Procedure

Choose a control and follow the appropriate procedure.

Control	Procedure
Properties Tab	Click the composite. Display the Properties view. Click the Properties tab. Do one of the following: Source the property to another object. Click Source column in the property's row. Click the ellipsis , click a substitution variable in the picker, and click OK. Set the value according to the property type: Simple - Type the value in the Value field. Resource Template - Do one of the following: Type the name of a resource template. Click the ellipsis icon. The Select `XXX` Resource Template dialog, where `XXX` is a resource template type, displays. Click a resource template. Click Create Resource Template and follow the procedure in Creating a Resource Template. The property is filled in with the specified resource template.
Property Sheet	Click the property () icon on the composite. A property sheet opens in the Properties view. Do one of the following: Source the value to a substitution variable. In the Substitution Variable field, click the -none- link or click the ellipsis next to the field. The substitution variable picker displays. Click a variable and click OK. The Substitution Variable field is replaced with the substitution variable name. The name is a link that when clicked opens the substitution variable editor. The Value field disappears. Set the value according to the property type: Simple - Type the value in the Value field. Resource Template - Do one of the following: Type the name of a resource template. Click the ellipsis icon. The Select `XXX` Resource Template dialog, where `XXX` is a resource template type, displays. Click a resource template. Click Create Resource Template and follow the procedure in Creating a Resource Template. The property is filled in with the specified resource template.

Control

Procedure

Properties Tab

Click the composite.
Display the Properties view.
Click the Properties tab.
Do one of the following:
- Source the property to another object.
  1. Click Source column in the property's row.
  2. Click the ellipsis , click a substitution variable in the picker, and click OK.
- Set the value according to the property type:
  - Simple - Type the value in the Value field.
  - Resource Template - Do one of the following:
    - Type the name of a resource template.
    - Click the ellipsis icon. The Select XXX Resource Template dialog, where XXX is a resource template type, displays.
      - Click a resource template.
      - Click Create Resource Template and follow the procedure in Creating a Resource Template.
    The property is filled in with the specified resource template.

Property Sheet

Click the property () icon on the composite. A property sheet opens in the Properties view.
Do one of the following:
- Source the value to a substitution variable.
  1. In the Substitution Variable field, click the -none- link or click the ellipsis next to the field. The substitution variable picker displays.
  2. Click a variable and click OK. The Substitution Variable field is replaced with the substitution variable name. The name is a link that when clicked opens the substitution variable editor. The Value field disappears.
- Set the value according to the property type:
  - Simple - Type the value in the Value field.
  - Resource Template - Do one of the following:
    - Type the name of a resource template.
    - Click the ellipsis icon. The Select XXX Resource Template dialog, where XXX is a resource template type, displays.
      - Click a resource template.
      - Click Create Resource Template and follow the procedure in Creating a Resource Template.
    The property is filled in with the specified resource template.

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