You can choose from the following data types when you create a custom property. All custom property types can have a default value or contain an empty (or NULL) value.
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Data Type Name |
Data Type |
Description |
Value Restrictions |
|---|---|---|---|
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Composite |
Inherits types from custom properties |
A composite property allows the user to enter multiple values for a single property. If you select a single custom property, the user can add multiple values of the same data type to the composite. The values appear as numbered rows in the Custom Properties pane of the Viewer. If you select multiple custom properties, the user can add multiple property sets of the composite with separate sets of values for each set. Property sets appear as separate hierarchies in the Custom Properties pane of the Viewer. |
Values must conform to the data types of the associated custom properties. |
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Date |
Date field |
A date stored as a string. The displayed date format is based on the settings chosen when you create the custom property. |
Not applicable. |
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Flag |
Boolean field |
This data type is always stored as TRUE (1) or FALSE (0). The values that display are based on the settings chosen when creating the custom property. |
1 or 0 but the display strings that represent the 1 can be altered. |
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List |
Predefined List |
This data type creates a group of values that a user can select from a list box for the custom property. |
Not applicable. |
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Number |
Decimal number field |
Decimal data type display format: Number fields that support both positive and negative numbers up to a limited number of digits. Zeros to the right of the decimal are suppressed. Currency data type display format: Number fields that display as currency defined using one of the ISO 4217 country codes. The default currency setting matches the local settings of the Perceptive Content computer. |
Up to 16 digits. Precision of 15 decimal places. |
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String |
Text field |
Text fields that support all printable ASCII characters within the Single Byte character set. |
Value can contain up to 128 characters. This limit varies depending on your database platform. |
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User |
User name |
This data type allows you to select an Perceptive Content user to populate the custom property. |
Only Perceptive Content users that currently exist in the implementation. |