General.CustomProperties Entity

Namespace: General

User-defined properties, which can supplement the system properties of almost all entities in the system. Entity: Gen_Properties

Default Visualization

Default Display Text Format:
{Name:T}
Default Search Members:
Code; Name
Code Data Member:
Code
Name Data Member:
Name
Category: Settings
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

Aggregate

An aggregate is a cluster of domain objects that can be treated as a single unit.

Aggregate Tree

General.CustomProperties
- General.CustomPropertyAllowedValues
- General.PropertyEnterpriseCompanyFilters

Attributes

Name	Type	Description
AllowedValuesEntityName	string (64) nullable	When not null, specifies that the allowed values are retrieved from the specified entity. `Filter(eq)`
AllowedValuesFilterXML	dataaccessfilter nullable	When not null specifies the filter to apply when extracting allowed values from entity.
Code	string (40)	Unique property code. `Required` `Filter(multi eq;like)` `ORD`
DisplayText	string	Uses the repository DisplayTextFormat to build the display text from the attributes and references of current object.
EntityName	string (64)	The entity for which the property is applicable. `Required` `Filter(eq)` `ORD`
Hint	MultilanguageString (max) nullable	The hint, which is displayed alongside the property. `Filter(multi eq;like)` `Introduced in version 20.1`
Id	guid
IsActive	boolean	Indicates whether this custom property is active. `Required` `Default(true)` `Filter(eq)` `Introduced in version 24.1.3.19`
KeyOrder	byte nullable	When not null, indicates, that the property is a key property and contains the property consequtive position withing the entity. Used for BI and other analysis.
LimitToAllowedValues	boolean	When true, allows the property to be set only to allowed value. When false, the property can have any value. `Required` `Default(false)` `Filter(eq)`
MaskLength	int16 nullable	Limits te length of the property value to the specified number of characters. Null means no limitation.
Name	MultilanguageString (254)	The name of this CustomProperty. `Required` `Filter(like)`
Notes	string (max) nullable	Notes for this CustomProperty. `Introduced in version 20.1`
ObjectVersion	int32	The latest version of the extensible data object for the aggregate root for the time the object is loaded from the database. Can be used for optimistic locking.
PropertyType	PropertyType	Type of property values. 'T' - text; 'P' - picture; 'N' - number; 'D' - date. `Required` `Default("T")`

References

Name	Type	Description
AllowedValuesParent Property	CustomProperties (nullable)	Specifies the user defined property, which is used for filtering the allowed values by value of the parent property. `Filter(multi eq)`
AllowedValuesProperty	CustomProperties (nullable)	When not null, specifies that the current property can have the same allowed values as the specified property. Also, this makes the current and the specified property copy-compatible. `Filter(multi eq)`
PropertiesCategory	PropertiesCategories (nullable)	When not null, categorizes the property under a category. `Filter(multi eq)`

Child Collections

Name	Type	Description
AllowedValues	CustomPropertyAllowedValues	List of `CustomProperty<br />AllowedValue`(General.CustomProperty AllowedValues.md) child objects, based on the `General.CustomPropertyAllowedValue.Property`(General.CustomProperty AllowedValues.md#property) back reference
EnterpriseCompanyFilters	PropertyEnterpriseCompanyFilters	List of `PropertyEnterprise<br />CompanyFilter`(General.PropertyEnterprise CompanyFilters.md) child objects, based on the `General.PropertyEnterprise<br />CompanyFilter.Property`(General.PropertyEnterprise CompanyFilters.md#property) back reference

Attribute Details

AllowedValuesEntityName

When not null, specifies that the allowed values are retrieved from the specified entity. Filter(eq)

Type: string (64) nullable
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals
Supports Order By: False
Maximum Length: 64
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

AllowedValuesFilterXML

When not null specifies the filter to apply when extracting allowed values from entity.

Type: dataaccessfilter nullable
Category: System
Supported Filters: NotFilterable
Supports Order By: False
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

Code

Unique property code. Required Filter(multi eq;like) ORD

Type: string (40)
Indexed: True
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals, Like, EqualsIn
Supports Order By: True
Maximum Length: 40
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

Back-End Default Expression:
obj.IncMax( o => o.Code, null, "00000")

DisplayText

Uses the repository DisplayTextFormat to build the display text from the attributes and references of current object.

Type: string
Category: Calculated Attributes
Supported Filters: NotFilterable
Supports Order By: ****
Show in UI: HiddenByDefault

EntityName

The entity for which the property is applicable. Required Filter(eq) ORD

Type: string (64)
Indexed: True
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals
Supports Order By: True
Maximum Length: 64
Show in UI: HiddenByDefault

Hint

The hint, which is displayed alongside the property. Filter(multi eq;like) Introduced in version 20.1

Type: MultilanguageString (max) nullable
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals, Like, EqualsIn
Supports Order By: False
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

Id

Type: guid
Indexed: True
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals, EqualsIn
Default Value: NewGuid
Show in UI: CannotBeShown

IsActive

Indicates whether this custom property is active. Required Default(true) Filter(eq) Introduced in version 24.1.3.19

Type: boolean
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals
Supports Order By: False
Default Value: True
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

KeyOrder

When not null, indicates, that the property is a key property and contains the property consequtive position withing the entity. Used for BI and other analysis.

Type: byte nullable
Category: System
Supported Filters: NotFilterable
Supports Order By: False
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

LimitToAllowedValues

When true, allows the property to be set only to allowed value. When false, the property can have any value. Required Default(false) Filter(eq)

Type: boolean
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals
Supports Order By: False
Default Value: False
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

MaskLength

Limits te length of the property value to the specified number of characters. Null means no limitation.

Type: int16 nullable
Category: System
Supported Filters: NotFilterable
Supports Order By: False
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

Name

The name of this CustomProperty. Required Filter(like)

Type: MultilanguageString (254)
Indexed: True
Category: System
Supported Filters: Like
Supports Order By: False
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

Notes

Notes for this CustomProperty. Introduced in version 20.1

Type: string (max) nullable
Category: System
Supported Filters: NotFilterable
Supports Order By: False
Maximum Length: 2147483647
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

ObjectVersion

The latest version of the extensible data object for the aggregate root for the time the object is loaded from the database. Can be used for optimistic locking.

Type: int32
Category: Extensible Data Object
Supported Filters: NotFilterable
Supports Order By: ****
Show in UI: HiddenByDefault

PropertyType

Type of property values. 'T' - text; 'P' - picture; 'N' - number; 'D' - date. Required Default("T")

Type: PropertyType
Category: System
Allowed values for the PropertyType(General.CustomProperties.md#propertytype) data attribute
Allowed Values (General.CustomPropertiesRepository.PropertyType Enum Members)

Value	Description
Text	Text value. Stored as 'T'. Database Value: 'T' Model Value: 0 Domain API Value: 'Text'
Number	Number value. Stored as 'N'. Database Value: 'N' Model Value: 1 Domain API Value: 'Number'
Picture	Picture value. Stored as 'P'. Database Value: 'P' Model Value: 2 Domain API Value: 'Picture'
Date	Date value. Stored as 'D'. Database Value: 'D' Model Value: 3 Domain API Value: 'Date'

Supported Filters: NotFilterable
Supports Order By: False
Default Value: Text
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

Reference Details

AllowedValuesParentProperty

Specifies the user defined property, which is used for filtering the allowed values by value of the parent property. Filter(multi eq)

Type: CustomProperties (nullable)
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals, EqualsIn
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

AllowedValuesProperty

When not null, specifies that the current property can have the same allowed values as the specified property. Also, this makes the current and the specified property copy-compatible. Filter(multi eq)

Type: CustomProperties (nullable)
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals, EqualsIn
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

PropertiesCategory

When not null, categorizes the property under a category. Filter(multi eq)

Type: PropertiesCategories (nullable)
Indexed: True
Category: System
Supported Filters: Equals, EqualsIn
Show in UI: ShownByDefault

API Methods

Methods that can be invoked in public APIs.

GetAllowedCustomPropertyValues

Gets the allowed values for the specified custom property for this entity object. If supported the result is ordered by property value. Some property value sources do not support ordering - in that case the result is not ordered.
Return Type: Collection Of CustomPropertyValue
Declaring Type: EntityObject
Domain API Request: GET

Parameters

customPropertyCode
The code of the custom property
Type: string
search
The search text - searches by value or description. Can contain wildcard character %.
Type: string
Optional: True
Default Value: null
exactMatch
If true the search text should be equal to the property value
Type: boolean
Optional: True
Default Value: False
orderByDescription
If true the result is ordered by Description instead of Value. Note that ordering is not always possible.
Type: boolean
Optional: True
Default Value: False
top
The top clause - default is 10
Type: int32
Optional: True
Default Value: 10
skip
The skip clause - default is 0
Type: int32
Optional: True
Default Value: 0

CreateNotification

Creates a notification and sends a real time event to the user.
Return Type: void
Declaring Type: EntityObject
Domain API Request: POST