Novell GROUPWISE 8 - LIBRARIES AND DOCUMENTS Manual page 53

Document Property
Field Values
Field
Required? Yes: The user must supply a value for the document property.
No: The user can leave the document property field blank.
Hidden? Yes: The document property field is not displayed in the GroupWise client
interface.
No: The document property field is displayed in the GroupWise client interface.
Lookup Table: A lookup table is required for a custom document property only when you want to
offer the user a list of choices, rather than having the user type in the setting. The
lookup table guarantees that the user provides a valid setting. For more
information, see
Properties" on page
Related Property: A related property is required for a custom document property only when you
create a lookup table that references a related lookup table. For more
information, see
page
Data Type: Binary: An Object API reads and writes this information
Date: Displayed in the Windows format selected by the user
Number: Numerical only
String: Alphanumeric
Maximum Length: For the String data type, you can specify the maximum number of characters
allowed in the string. The longest possible string is 65535 alphanumeric
characters.
Case: For the String data type, you can control how the user's input is handled:
Upper: Forces entries to display in uppercase
Lower: Forces entries to display in lowercase
Mixed: Allows alphabetical characters to be displayed as typed
Minimum Value: For the Number data type, you can specify a minimum acceptable value.
Maximum Value: For the Number data type, you can specify a maximum acceptable value.
Parent: If the new document property is related to an existing document property in a
parent-child relationship, you must specify the parent document property. For
more information, see
on page
Use copies of the "Custom Document Properties Worksheet" on page 358
document properties you want to add to libraries.
If you need to create one or more lookup tables for your custom document properties, follow the
instructions in "Planning Custom Lookup Tables for Custom Document Properties" on page 360
"Adding Custom Lookup Tables" on page
should exist before you create custom document properties.
Then continue with "Adding Custom Document Properties" on page
"Planning Custom Lookup Tables for Custom Document
360.
Section 23.2.2, "Defining Related Document Properties," on
363.
Section 23.2.2, "Defining Related Document Properties,"
363.
362. Lookup tables used by new document properties
to plan the custom
359.
Creating and Managing Documents 357
and