Extended property options

The extended property options contain specific options for the selected property.

To open the menu, click on the small box symbol () behind the property field. If a value has been set for the property, the box icon appears in black. If the property has been converted to a resource or if it uses a resource or contains a binding, it appears in the corresponding colour.

Figure 1: Menu for advanced property options in the Modern UI and in the Web UI

The menu contains the following functions:

Reset

Resets the property to its default value.

Add to favourites

Adds the property for frequent and quick access to the Favourites category, which is always at the top of the properties window. The Remove from favourites function is available for properties that are already in this category. The properties in the Favourites category can always be found in their original category.

Go to definition

If a definition is specified in a property, you can use this function to quickly access the source of this definition. The function is available for the LocalizableText, AuthorisationRight, VariableName, RegionName, ViewName, UnitClassName, ArchiveNameand TrendName properties.

example: In a button, the text definition @Views.Footer.Exit is specified in the LocalisableText property. To edit the texts of this definition in other languages, for example, you must open the text definition in the table editor. You can navigate to the text definition via the project explorer. However, it is quicker to use the Go to definition function:

1. Open the advanced options of the LocalisableText property.
2. Click on Go to definition.

The text definition is opened in the table editor and can be edited.

Note: This function is disabled in the Collection Editor. You can still use this function by selecting the element after which it was added in the document outline. The Go to definition function is then available in the properties window for the desired property.

User-defined expression...

Provides a text field for entering a markup extension or the combination of several enumeration values, for example.

example: For a usage example, see DesiredStates.

Local resource

Links the property to a resource whose value is written to the property value at runtime.

Restriction: This function is only available in Modern UI projects.

Convert to new resource...

Converts the current property value into a resource that you can reuse in other properties by selecting the Local resource function.

Restriction: This function is only available in Modern UI projects.

Bind to variable...

Opens the data binding dialogue for variables. A variable can be selected in the dialogue, the value of which is adopted by the property at runtime.

Restriction: This function is only available in Modern UI projects.

Bind to text...

Opens the data binding dialogue for texts. In the dialogue, a text can be selected from the language switching system module, which is then linked to the property.

Restriction: This function is only available in Modern UI projects.

Binding to law...

Opens the data binding dialogue for user rights. In the dialogue, a right can be selected from the User administration system module, which is then linked to the property.

Restriction: This function is only available in Modern UI projects.

Bind to element property...

Opens the data binding dialogue for elements. An element for which a namehas been specified and a property of the element for the binding can be selected in the dialogue.

Restriction: This function is only available in Modern UI projects.

Bind to data context property...

This function is available for an element if a DataContext (e.g. an adapter in the Modern UI) has been defined in the DataContext property for the selected element or a higher-level element (usually the view/page). A property of this DataContext can then be selected for binding via this function.