User Guide

Chapter 3: Objects And Attributes
Fixed List: You can think of this as assigning a key word that can be
used to search for items. Be certain to separate each word with a
semicolon (;); e.g., “earth;wind;fire”. After setting this property type,
you should define a set of items that appear on the list of available values
for the property. Enter the desired values in the Format field; e.g., you
may enter values such as “Earth;Wind;Fire” in the Format field. These
entries will then appear on the list in the Object Properties palette.
Variable List: This option is the same as a fixed list except that you can
enter new values at the time of assignment to the object. After you
define a set of values, you may want to add a new value to the set that
appears in the Object Properties menu. To make these changes, you
need only to enter a value in the Object Properties palette.
Boolean: This is used when the value will be Yes or No. You may change
the value to True or False, Positive or Negative, 0 or 1, etc.
Currency: There are two format types for the currency property. They
are Monetary Sign Leads (e.g., USD 100.00) and Monetary Sign Follows
(e.g., 100.00 USD).
The default setting for the currency property is Monetary Sign Leads.
This property is set in the same manner as the previously described
numbers with units. You need only to enter a value and a monetary sign
in the Value field to have a default monetary sign set. The sign that you
enter will then become the default setting. It will be automatically added
each time that you change a value.
If you enter a value and a monetary sign that differs from the default,
then the change will be rejected. If the default sign was not defined,
then you have to enter a number and a monetary sign each time that you
change the value of the property. An advantage of not having a default
monetary sign is that you are not constrained to the use of the default
setting when entering a different sign.
A monetary sign must always be present in the value when
working with currencies. If there is not a default setting, you
must enter a number and the monetary sign.
Date: The Date property can be set in any of six different formats. They
are grouped into two major format types:
Full Date formats: This setting forces you to set a date which
consists of a two-digit day, two-digit month, and four-digit year;
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