5.9 Defining Custom Property Pages

Database Element and Alarm definitions have options to define one or more custom property pages. Properties available in the Query Results pane’s Properties tab are also available for inclusion in an element or alarm custom property pages.

5.9.1 Defining a Custom Property Page

To define a custom property page:

  1. In the Definition Navigator pane, select an element or alarm definition.

  2. In the right pane, click the Pages icon:

    If no pages have been defined, the tab pane is empty.

  3. Click (Add a Property Page).

    A new page displays in the Pages tab.

    You might want to rename the new page.

5.9.2 Renaming a Property Page

To rename a custom property page:

  1. Click the associated tab for the property page to display the Property Page tab.

  2. Click (Rename Property Page) to open the Rename Property Page dialog box:

  3. Specify the new name in the field.

  4. Click OK to rename the property page.

5.9.3 Adding Properties to the Page

To add properties to a page:

  1. Select the property IDs in the Available Properties section of the table:

  2. Do one of the following:

    • To select all properties listed, click (Select All).

      All properties are highlighted.

    • To select multiple noncontiguous properties, hold the Ctrl keyboard button while clicking the properties.

    • To select multiple contiguous properties, select the first property, then hold the Shift keyboard button while clicking the last property.

      All properties in between the first and last properties are highlighted.

  3. Click (Insert Above) or (Insert Below) to add the selected properties to the Page Contents section of the table.

  4. Click the value in the associated row of the Display Label column and specify the name to display in the property page.

5.9.4 Reordering the Properties

To reorder the properties on a property page:

  1. Select the property in the Page Contents section of the table.

  2. To move the property up in the list, click (Move Up).

  3. To move the property down in the list, click (Move Down).

5.9.5 Deleting a Property

To delete a property from the property page:

  1. Select the property in the Page Contents section of the table.

  2. In the Page Contents header, click (Delete) to remove the unwanted property.

    The property is removed.

5.9.6 Deleting a Property Page

To delete a property page:

  1. Click the property page’s tab to open it inside the Pages tab.

  2. In the upper right corner of the tab, click (Delete) to delete the selected page.

    The property page is removed.