You specify property statements in diagram, symbol, or definition specifications.
Syntax
PROPERTY property-name { EDIT edit-type }
Parameters
The following list includes all mandatory and optional entries for a property statement in USRPROPS.TXT.
PROPERTY property_name { }
(Mandatory.) You can use either opening/closing braces {}, or BEGIN .. END statements.
EDIT edit-type [ Boolean | Date | ExpressionOf DATA | ListOf "dictionary-type" | Minispec | Numeric | OneOf "dictionary-type" | Text | Time ]
(Optional.)
LABEL label_string
(Optional.) The name of the control in the dialog; replaces the property name, which is the default.
LENGTH length-argument
(Optional.) The maximum length of the field in characters 0 < numeric < 4095.
LIST list-name
(Optional.) Indicates that a list of the list-name be displayed when the property is selected for input by the user; the user can select from the list or type in another value.
LISTONLY LIST list-name
(Optional.) Indicates that the only input allowed is from an optionally displayed list.
MINIMUM numeric MAXIMUM numeric
(Optional.) The minimum/maximum numeric value the field can have.
DISPLAY { FORMAT format-type LEGEND legend-name }
(Optional.) Defines one of 37 possible displayable properties for symbol.
DEFAULT default_string
(Optional.) If no user entry, entry in string is used.
READONLY
(Optional.) Stops all input from either the keyboard or any displayed list
INVISIBLE|VISIBLE
(Optional.) Makes the property invisible or visible. Use this entry to reverse the value in SAPROPS.
CHECKOUT initial-type
(Optional.) The value which is automatically completed when the dictionary entry is checked out.
[ DATE | TIME | AUDITID ]
FREEZE initial-type
(Optional.) The value which is automatically completed when the dictionary entry is frozen.
[ DATE | TIME | AUDITID ]
INITIAL initial-type
(Optional.) The value which is automatically completed the first time the dictionary entry is accessed and saved.
[ DATE | TIME | AUDITID ]
UPDATE update-type
(Optional.) The value which is automatically completed the first and each subsequent time the dictionary entry is accessed and saved.
[ DATE | TIME | AUDITID ]
HELP
(Optional.) 35-40 characters displayed in the dialog status bar when the control is in focus.