Version: Cloud

Creating value property

Follow these steps to create Value Property:

Go to Setup > Administration > Properties.
Click New.
Click Value Property.
In the Value Property dialog box:

In the Name field, type a name for the property. The name will be displayed in the properties list on the Property view.
In the Description field, type a description for the property. The description will be displayed in the properties list on the Properties main view.
From the Data type dropdown list, select the required type. The dialog box will change according to the selection.
Select the control type from the Control type dropdown list. The options available depend on the data type selected.

Data type	Information needed
Text	If multiline text is allowed, select the Line count checkbox and select the number of lines from the dropdown list. If multiline text box is selected, you can also have a log. Select the number of lines from the dropdown list. In the Max length field, enter the maximum number of characters, that can be entered. Select the Character case from the dropdown list. In the Lookup URL field, enter for example an `http:// page`. In the Validation field, enter a regular expression that specifies the validation rules that should apply to the text field. In the Validation description field, enter a text which will be displayed to the user, if the user makes an input that doesn't comply with the validation rule, for example: Date must be in the following format DD-MM-YYYY. If you want to validate the value of the text value property against an xml schema, select the relevant xml schema in the Xml Schema dropdown list. Xml Schemas are defined in Setup > Administration > Developer configuration > Xml Schemas.
Integer	In the Min. number of digits field, type the relevant value. In the Max. length field, enter the maximum number of digits allowed. In the Alignment field, select the alignment you want to apply from the dropdown list. The options are Left, Center, and Right.
Datetime	From the Date time format dropdown list, select the date time format that will apply.
Decimal number	In the Numeric format field, select the numeric number that will apply from the dropdown list. Enter the number of decimals in the Number of decimals field. In the Alignment field, select the alignment you want to apply from the dropdown list. The options are Left, Center, and Right.
Boolean	In the True value field, enter the text to be displayed in case of a true value. In the False value field, enter the text to be displayed in case of a false value.
Timespan	Control type is a text field. Select the Timespan format from the options available in the dropdown menu.
Hyperlink	Control type is a text field.
Multi language text	Control type is a text field. Optional: You can check the Line count checkbox and select the number of lines to be between 1 to 10.