Component Properties

There are three types of component properties available: custom, environment, and version (another type, component, is defined by template and becomes part of any component created from the template, see the section called “Component Template Properties”). Property versions (changes) are maintained and remain available.

The three types can be defined on the component's Properties pane (Components > [selected component] > Properties). The three types are described in the following table.

Table 13. Component Properties

Property Type Description
Properties Custom property; can be used in scripts and plug-ins. Properties inherited from templates cannot be modified on the component level.
Environment

Available to environments that use the component. The property will appear on the environment's Component Mappings pane (Applications > [selected application] > Environments > [selected environment] > Component Mappings), see the section called “Application Environments”. Each property must have a type:

  • Text

    Enables users to enter text characters.

  • Text Area

    Enables users to enter an arbitrary amount of text, limited to limited to 4064 characters.

  • Check Box

    Displays a check box. If checked, a value of true will be used; otherwise the property is not set.

  • Select

    Requires a list of one or more values which will be displayed in a drop-down list box. Enables a single selection. Note: not currently implemented.

  • Multi Select

    Requires a list of one or more values which will be displayed in a drop-down list box. Enables multiple selections.

  • Secure

    Used for passwords. Similar to Text except values are redacted.

Version

Available to every component version (Components > [selected component] > Versions > [selected version] > Properties). Values can be set at the individual version level. Each property must have a type (described above).


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