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:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The name of the property |
| inheritance | The inheritance type
|
| type | The type of property value
|
| option value | Pre-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.