Overriding Properties of an xProperty

For a given xProperty the properties Label, Default Value, Required, and Read Only are created on a global scope. The Classification Administrator can override the value of these four properties when the xProperty is assigned to an xClass. The new values (Overridden) are the class specific properties of the xProperty.

Overriding the properties of an xProperty can be done in the xClass Tree Editor.

When you select a row in the grid, toggle buttons appear in the Label, Default Value, Required, or Read Only Solutions columns for that xProperty, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 7.

The values that appear in these cells are the Global values. When you click a toggle button, the value that appears in the cell is replaced with a blank space as shown here:

Figure 8.

Click the cell to enter a new value. This new value is the Override value. Click on the toggle button again to return to the Global value.

xProperties that are assigned to a specific xClass appear in the grid with a white background. Inherited xProperties appear with a grey background.

It is possible to override property values for xProperties that are inherited from a higher xClass. All child classes with inherited xProperties will inherit the values of their immediate parent class – regardless of whether that value was overridden or inherited from a higher class.