4.1 Property tab of the Service Builder Edit window
The Property tab of the Service Builder Edit window is used to set service properties. To display service properties, perform a creation or edit operation in the Service Builder Home window, and then click the Property tab in the displayed Service Builder Edit window.
The Property tab displays a list of property groups and service properties that belong to each property group. The Property tab consists of the following items:
- Filtering function area
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The filtering function filters the properties to be displayed when the properties area contains many properties.
- Text search box
- You can enter any text string to filter the service properties to be displayed.
- Filtering button
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Uses property attributes to filter which service properties are displayed. Clicking this button switches the filtering setting on or off. You can use the following attributes to filter the properties.
‐Property types (input property, output property, or variable)
‐Visibility of properties (the edit and submit window, edit window only, or the Task Details window)
‐Display settings of properties (editable, read only, display, or hide)
- Operational function area
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You can use the following buttons to perform operations on property groups or service properties:
- Open All Groups button
- Opens all property groups and displays the service properties.
- Close All Groups button
- Closes all property groups.
- Add button
- Enables you to create a property group or service property.
- Edit button
- Enables you to edit the service property selected in the list.
- Delete button
- Deletes the service property selected in the list.
- Preview button
- Displays a preview of the Create Service window, Submit Service window, or Task Details window.
- More Actions button
- Enables you to change the visibility and display settings of the service property selected in the list.
- Properties area
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Displays a list of property groups and service properties. This section describes items displayed in property group lines and service property lines.
The following items are displayed in property group lines:
- Display/Hide pull-down menu
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Displays or hides property groups.
- Edit button
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Enables you to edit a property group.
- Delete button
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Enables you to delete a property group.
- Add button
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Enables you to create a property and then add it to a property group.
- Up Group button and Down Group button
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These buttons change the sort order of property groups.
The following items are displayed in service property lines:
- Check box
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Select this check box to select a service property line. You can select multiple lines.
- Edit button
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Enables you to edit a service property.
- Delete button
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Deletes a service property.
- Service property types
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Displays the service property type (input property, output property, or variable)
- Key
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Displays the service property key.
- Display Name
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Enables you to edit the display name.
- Description
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Enables you to edit the description.
- Visibility pull-down menu
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Enables you to select whether to display the service property in both the Create Service window and Submit Service window, or only in the Create Service window.
- Display Settings pull-down menu
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Enables you to select the display settings for the property.
- Default Value
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Enables you to edit the default value.