Object Properties

Object properties are a set of fields of different types, which contain information on the object.

The object page displays the object properties on the Properties tab (fig. 1).

Fig. 1. System object page. "Properties" tab

These are the object property types in ELMA:

system;
inherited from the base class;
user.

System properties are designed and configured by ELMA developers. For example, object UIDs. These properties can be automatically added, if you check the Hierarchical and Import-Export Support boxes on the Advanced tab of the object page. You cannot edit or delete these properties. In the list, the system properties have a green font.

User properties are designed and configured in ELMA Designer according to the company's requirements. You can create user properties by default with preset parameters (only for user objects). You can edit or delete these properties. In the list, the user properties have a black font.

Properties, inherited from the base class are inherited from the parent (base) object. The parent object can be a system object or a user object. You cannot edit or delete these properties in the current object, but you can do it in the parent parent (base) object (if it is not a system property). In the list, these properties have a blue font.

If properties are inherited from other inherited properties (blue), then the properties inherited on the second level and higher will be displayed grey in the list.

Creating an object property

To learn more about creating an object property, see the respective Help section.

Editing an object property

You can edit only user object properties.

You can edit an object property on the Properties tab of an object page. There are several ways to do it:

double click the name of the required property;
select the required property and click Edit in the toolbar;
click Edit in the context menu of the required object property.

The opened dialog box (fig. 2) is the object property page; it is similar to the dialog box for creating an object property.

Fig. 2. User property page

To learn more about creating an object property, see the respective Help section.

Additionally, you can open the page (in the read-only mode) of a system property (fig. 3) or a property, inherited from a base type. You will not be able to edit a system property. The only exception are certain properties, for which a value calculation script was added on the Advanced tab (e.g. the Full Name property of the Contact system object).

Fig. 3. System object property page

Copying an object property

In ELMA, you can copy user properties of objects. You can copy properties to the current object and to other objects.

Note, that you cannot copy Block-type object properties.

To copy a property, on the Properties tab of the required object page, select a property, open its context menu and click Copy. It will be copied to the clipboard. To paste this property, open the context menu on the Properties tab of the required object page (current or another) and click Paste.

Deleting an object property

You can delete only user object properties.

Go to the required object page, Properties tab and delete the property in one of the following ways:

select the required object property and click Delete in the toolbar;
click Delete in the context menu of the required object.

Confirm deleting in the opened dialog box.