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Configuring AIS properties in the desc.xml file

You can configure additional properties for the Asset Interface System (AIS) and use them in automatic actions, as well as in other APIs.

Procedure

  1. Open the desc.xml file.
  2. Add an entry according to the following template:
    <ais_property name="property name" inheritance="inheritance type" type="property type">
       <option value="option1"/>
       <option value="option2"/>
    </ais_property>
    In this case:
    PropertyDescription
    nameThe name of the property.
    inheritanceThe inheritance type:
    • not inherited: The property value set on a node is not inherited by its children.
    • inherited: The property value set on a node is inherited by its children, unless a child's explicit value overrides it.
    • inherited with path: The property value is appended to an AIS path for every child.
    typeThe type of the property:
    • text: Can contain any appropriate text.
    • selector: The value may be one of the option values you specify.
    option valuePredefined values for the selector type attribute.

Sample AIS property entry

<components>

   <!-- Illustrates how to create an AIS property using the component descriptor file --> 
   <ais_property name="My first AIS property" inheritance="inherited" type="selector">
      <option value="My first value"/>
      <option value="My second value"/>
   </ais_property>

</components>