Configure the Property Type Of a Panel Element

The property type of a panel element determines what type of object will appear in that element's position on a panel.

To configure the property type of a panel element:

1. In Configurator, expand Pages in the configuration tree to display the existing pages.

2. Select the page containing the panel that you want to edit.

3. Click Edit.

4. On the General page, select the panel that contains the panel element that you want to edit.

5. Click the Edit Panel button.

   The panel's Properties dialog box appears.

6. Click the Properties tab.

   The layout of the current panel elements appears.

7. Select the panel element that you want to edit in the list.

8. Click Edit.

   The panel element's Properties dialog box appears.

9. On the General tab, click options or type values using the descriptions in the following table.

10. Click OK.

Panel element property options

Option	Description
Display Name	Type the name of the element as you want it to appear on the property page.
Name	A default internal name is calculated. Accept the default in most cases.
Property of current object	Select this option to display the value of an existing property in this element's position in the layout of the property page. Select an existing property to display from the list. Click Definition to show the property's property pages. Click New to create a new property definition, as described in Create And Edit Custom Properties.
Property of the parent object	Select this option to display the value of an existing property of the parent of the selected object (document or folder) in this element's position in the layout of the property page. This is similar to inherited properties. The selected object inherits this property value from its parent object. This inheritance can continue to any number of levels. If the selected object is a document, its parent object is a folder. If the selected object is a folder, its parent object is its parent folder. Property values displayed in this way are called routed properties because the value of the property is routed from its origin down through the vault's folder structure to any other property pages where it is shown. Select the object to which the property is assigned from the left list. Then select the property to display from the right list.
Command	Select this option to display a button for an existing custom command in this element's position in the layout of the property page. Select an existing command to display from the list. Click Definition to show the command's property pages. Click New to create a new command, as described in Create And Edit Custom Commands.
Static text	Select this option to display static text in this element's position in the layout of the property page, such as an instruction to the user.
Hyperlink	Select this option to display a custom hyperlink on the property page. Type the destination URL in URL or select Calculate by script expression and then click the Meridian Enterprise Script Editor button to build a VBScript expression. Type the text that you want to appear on the property page in Text or select Calculate by script expression and then click the Meridian Enterprise Script Editor button to build a VBScript expression.