Customizing Property Resource Bundles

You can override the values of the properties in the resource bundle at the project level, or at the workspace level.

1. Right click the Presentation Resources folder and click New > File.

   The New File dialog appears.

2. In the New File dialog, name the file with .properties as its extension, and click Finish.

   In the example, the name of the file is Customer_Specific and the extension is .properties.

3. In the new .properties file, type the resource entries that you wish to add or override.
   Sample Resource Entries

   

   In this example, the new resource key is:

   • validation_PetCount

     The table Example Resource Keys with Overridden Values lists the existing resource keys with their default values and their new values.

     Example Resource Keys with Overridden Values

     Resource Key	Default Value	Overridden Value
     dpane_new_label	Add a new record	Add a new report
     time_24hour	true	false
     form_submit_label	Submit	Enter

     The merged common resources bundle now consists of the old resource keys with the new overridden values along with the new resource keys.

4. In the Project Explorer, right click the project, and select Properties.

   OR

   Click the Project menu, and select Properties.

   The Properties for project name dialog opens.

5. In the left pane, click the Form Designer arrow to expand it, and select Common Properties.
   Note: You can also specify the properties file at the workspace level from this dialog. To do that, click the Configure Workspace Settings link. When opened this way, the dialog shows filtered options, and it only shows the Form Designer and Common Properties file.

   Else, you can go to Window > Preferences, and expand the Form Designer to select Common Properties. Continue the remaining procedure from the next step.

6. Select the Enable project specific settings check box.
7. Click the Browse button next to the Common Properties File.

   The Pick Resource dialog opens.

8. Select the new properties file, and click OK.
9. Click Apply, and in the ensuing Rebuild? dialog, click Yes.

   In the Properties view > Resources tab, the URI field shows that the common properties resource is now overridden.