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AIS Property Definitions

You can define additional properties for the AIS. You set and clear these property values in the View and Change Properties dialog, as you do for default AIS properties. You can search for and use these properties in automatic actions and other APIs. You can also search custom AIS properties in the AIS Property Search dialog.

To create an AIS property using the desc.xml file, use this template:

<ais_property name="property name" inheritance="inheritance type" type="property type">
   <option value="option1"/>
   <option value="option2"/>
</ais_property>
When you add an AIS property, specify:
PropertyDescription
nameThe name of the property
inheritanceThe inheritance type
  • not inherited: Property value set on a node is not inherited by its children
  • inherited: Property value set on a node is inherited by its children, unless overridden by a child's explicit value
  • Inherited with path: Property value is appended to an AIS path for every child
typeThe type of property value
  • text: Can contain any appropriate text
  • selector: Value may be one of the specified values
option valuePre-defined value for the selector type attribute

You can define multiple AIS properties by adding multiple entries to the desc.xml file. Note that all entries must be added within the <components> tags of the desc.xml file.