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See the following topics for more information
about property lists:
• “Creating a Property List” on page 516.
• “Managing Database Values in Property Lists”
on page 519.
• “Managing Enumerated Values in Property
Lists” on page 517.
• “Managing Property List Listeners” on page
521.
• “Managing Units in Property Lists and Tables”
on page 544.
The new Field appears in the list of Fields.
Adding a Property to the Property List
To add a Property:
1. Right-click the Property List field in the
Section Type Configuration dialog.
A menu appears.
Creating a Property List
This topic provides instructions for adding a
Property List to a Section Type and configuring the
Property List.
To add a Property List:
1. In the Collection tree, right-click the Section
Type to which you wish to add the Property
List.
2. Select Section Type Configuration from the
menu that appears.
The Section Type Configuration dialog
appears.
2. Select Field Properties.
The Field Properties dialog appears.
3. Click the Properties tab.
The Properties tab appears.
4. Right-click the name of the field and select
New Property from the menu that appears.
A new property appears in the tree. It's
attributes appear to the right:
3. Right-click Fields, and select New Field.
The Add Field dialog appears.
4. Click Add.
5. Type in a Name and Nickname for the
property.
• Name – appears when a user selects the
property for a search.
• Nickname – is displayed on the screen, in
the printed copy, and in an exported Word
document.
516• Managing Fields CambridgeSoft
Managing Data Fields