Step Properties: properties Element

The properties element is a container for properties, which are defined with the property tag. Each step has a single properties element; a properties element can contain any number of property child elements.

A property tag has a mandatory name attribute, optional required attribute, and child elements, property-ui and value, which are defined in the following table.

<property> Element table

<property> Child Elements	Description
`<property-ui>`	Defines how the property is presented to users in the Deployment Automation Process Editor. This element has several attributes: `label` Identifies the name of the property shown in the Process Editor Item Properties tab. `description` Help shown for the property in the Item Properties tab. `default-value` The default value of the property. This is displayed in the Item Properties tab and is used by the step if left unchanged. `type` Identifies the type of widget displayed to users. Possible values are: `textBox` Enables users to enter an arbitrary amount of text, limited to 4064 characters. `textAreaBox` Enables users to enter an arbitrary amount of text in a multi-line text box. The length of the text is limited to 4064 characters. `secureBox` Used for passwords. Similar to textBox except values are redacted. `checkBox` Displays a check box. If checked, a value of `true` will be used; otherwise the property is not set. `selectBox` Requires a list of one or more values which will be displayed in a drop-down list box. Configuring a value is described below.
`<value>`	Used to specify values for a selectBox. Each value has a mandatory `label` attribute which is displayed to users, and a value used by the property when selected. Values are displayed in the order they are defined.

<property> Child Elements

Description

<property-ui>

Defines how the property is presented to users in the Deployment Automation Process Editor. This element has several attributes:

label

Identifies the name of the property shown in the Process Editor Item Properties tab.
description

Help shown for the property in the Item Properties tab.
default-value

The default value of the property. This is displayed in the Item Properties tab and is used by the step if left unchanged.
type

Identifies the type of widget displayed to users. Possible values are:
- textBox
  
  Enables users to enter an arbitrary amount of text, limited to 4064 characters.
- textAreaBox
  
  Enables users to enter an arbitrary amount of text in a multi-line text box. The length of the text is limited to 4064 characters.
- secureBox
  
  Used for passwords. Similar to textBox except values are redacted.
- checkBox
  
  Displays a check box. If checked, a value of true will be used; otherwise the property is not set.
- selectBox
  
  Requires a list of one or more values which will be displayed in a drop-down list box. Configuring a value is described below.

<value>

Used to specify values for a selectBox. Each value has a mandatory label attribute which is displayed to users, and a value used by the property when selected. Values are displayed in the order they are defined.

Here is a sample <property> definition:

<property name="onerror" required="true">
 <property-ui type="selectBox"
    default-value="abort"
    description="Action to perform when statement fails: continue, stop, abort."
    label="Error Handling"/>
 <value label="Abort">abort</value>
 <value label="Continue">continue</value>
 <value label="Stop">stop</value>
</property>

Step Properties: <properties> Element

<property> Element table