Propagation of changes to a user-defined property

Changes to user-defined properties take effect immediately and are saved when the project is saved. How changes to user-defined properties are propagated depend on the item for which the user-defined property is created:
Add-On Graphics
  • Changing the name of a user-defined property for an Add-On Graphic changes the name of the property in every instance of the Add-On Graphic. The names of properties in bindings and expressions do not change.
  • Changes made to the definition of a user-defined property for an Add-On Graphic definition are applied to any instances of the Add-On Graphic.
  • Changing the value of an alias property on an instance of an Add-On Graphic disconnects the property from the user-defined property on the definition of the Add-On Graphic. To reconnect the user-defined property to the base property, select
    Link
    ViewEDesLink next to the property in the
    Properties
    tab. User-defined data type properties are always unlinked for an Add-On Graphic.
Screens
  • Changing the name of a user-defined property changes the property name for the current screen only. Changing the property name for a screen or shortcut does not change the name of the property in all of the places that property name is used in the project. The names of properties in bindings and expressions do not change.
  • Changes made to a user-defined property on a screen are applied to any shortcuts on which the shortcut is based.
Shortcuts and events
  • Changing the value of a user-defined property on a shortcut or navigation command disconnects the user-defined property from its base property.
  • Binding an alias property or aliasing a bound property for a graphic element within the definition of an Add-on Graphic is not supported.
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