Setting the Value of a Component Property

You can set the value of a component 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 component. Display the Properties view. In the Properties view, click the Properties tab. Do one of the following: Source the property to an existing composite property. In the property's row, click Source column. Click the ellipsis . Click a composite property in the picker. Click OK. The component property value is bound to the composite property. Source the property to a new composite property. Right-click the property icon on the component and select Promote. A property named `componentPropertyName` is added to the composite and the component property value is bound to the composite property. If the same property of the same type is already promoted by another component, the component property is bound to the existing property. 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 component. A property sheet opens in the Properties view. Do one of the following: Source the property to a composite property: In the Composite Property field, click the -none- link or click the ellipsis next to the field. The Select Composite Property picker displays. If there are no properties, click Create Composite Property. The New Property dialog displays. In the Property Name field, type a name for the property and click OK. The property is added to the picker and is selected and the filter contains the created property name. Click OK. The component property value is bound to the composite property. The Composite Property field is replaced with the composite property name. The name is a link that opens the composite property editor when you click it. 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 component.
Display the Properties view.
In the Properties view, click the Properties tab.
Do one of the following:
- Source the property to an existing composite property.
  1. In the property's row, click Source column.
  2. Click the ellipsis .
  3. Click a composite property in the picker.
  4. Click OK. The component property value is bound to the composite property.
- Source the property to a new composite property.
  1. Right-click the property icon on the component and select Promote. A property named componentPropertyName is added to the composite and the component property value is bound to the composite property. If the same property of the same type is already promoted by another component, the component property is bound to the existing property.
- 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 component. A property sheet opens in the Properties view.
Do one of the following:
- Source the property to a composite property:
  1. In the Composite Property field, click the -none- link or click the ellipsis next to the field. The Select Composite Property picker displays.
  2. If there are no properties, click Create Composite Property. The New Property dialog displays.
    1. In the Property Name field, type a name for the property and click OK. The property is added to the picker and is selected and the filter contains the created property name.
  3. Click OK. The component property value is bound to the composite property. The Composite Property field is replaced with the composite property name. The name is a link that opens the composite property editor when you click it.
- 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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