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Select the Database Tables button
on the left side of the main window.
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From the list, select the desired database table.
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Select Edit > Add Property.
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On the Add Property dialog, specify the values for the new property.
The following example is of a property defined as a string.
You can also add a property that is defined as a select list. See the section Defining Select Lists.
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The Display Name value must be unique with respect to all the properties that appear in the Modify Item Type Properties dialog for the chosen item type with the Complete list option selected.
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After you enter values and save the new property, you cannot make changes to the name, data type, or maximum length of the property.
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New properties do not require specification of the Format attribute in order to appear in the design software. However, properties with Format equal to None do not appear in the plant data properties when viewed from Smart Engineering Manager.
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When you add a unit of measure property, the property name is limited to 25 characters; for all other properties, the property name cannot exceed 30 characters.
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When modifying item type properties, use the Modify <Item Type> Properties dialog box accessed from the Database Item Types display to change Display Name, Category, and Permissions. Use the Modify Property dialog box on the Database Tables tab to change all other editable properties.
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A property name cannot contain any of the following characters: ! # $ % ^ & * ( ) - = + { } [ ] | \ ; : ' / ? > . , < @.
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After you save a property, you can make changes to the select list for the property if the selected data type has a select list associated with it. Changing the select list for a property affects the integrity of previously saved drawing data with that property.
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We recommend using ASCII characters for internal names of added properties to avoid potential failure if the plant database is accessed from a client computer with a different locale setting.