Access
To display, create or modify the characteristics of a dummy property, click the Dummy tab of the Create/Modify a property dialog box.
Three types of dummy property are available:
sub-element properties,
structure properties,
calculation expressions.
The choice of the type of dummy property is made by clicking the corresponding radio button.
Radio buttons
Select the dummy property type by clicking one of the three radio buttons: sub-element property, structure property or calculation expression.
Calculation expression
When checked, this radio button indicates that a calculation rule ("CA"-class management rule) is assigned to a calculation property.
Data entry
Beginning of extraction
This field contains the position from which the property selected in the list will be extracted to create the dummy property.
Length: 5 digits maximum.
The length of the current property specifies the extraction end.
If the dialog box refuses to create a sub-element property, this means that the property has no length filled-in.
Mandatory entry for a sub-element property.
Lists
Sub-element of
The list box displays all the properties assigned to the referenced object of the property, and which are not already used in a structure dummy property.
Selected (structure properties)
List of properties forming the dummy property.
Extended-selection list.
Available (structure properties)
List of properties assigned to the referenced object of the property, and which are not used in another dummy property.
Single-selection list.
Buttons
Add
This button adds one or several properties displayed in the list of available properties, to the list of selected properties.
The sequence in which they are added defines the building sequence of the structure property.
This button is not active when no property is selected in the list of available properties.
Delete
This button deletes one or several properties displayed in the list of selected properties.
It is not active when no property is selected in the list of selected properties.