Creating Job Property

You can create a User job property by using the Server Administrator > Configuration > Job Properties > User node.

To create a User job property

  1. On the Server Administrator pane, expand the Configuration and Job Properties nodes, if necessary.

  2. Right-click User. The Job Properties shortcut menu appears.

  3. Select New > Job Property. The Job Property dialog appears.

  4. Ensure the General tab is selected and type a name in the Name box.

  5. In the Group box, select the appropriate group (User or other group) from the drop-down list.

  6. Select one of the following options.

    • Single-valued property
    • Collection property
    • Table property

Note: You can assign multiple values to Table properties.

  1. Select the Prompt UI tab and choose one of the following properties from the Type drop-down list.

    • Text

    • Large Text

    • Password

    • Date/Time

    • Date

    • Generic List

    • Billing Lookup

    • E-mail address

    • Fax address

  1. In the Label box, type a label.

  2. In the Instructions box, type the appropriate instructions for the user; for example, Enter the Client number.

  3. In the Items section, click Newto open the List Item Properties dialog box.

  4. Type a Display Name and Value to correspond with; for example, the metadata Client number.

  5. Click OK to close the List Item Properties page. The Display Name and Value you entered appears in the Items section.

  6. Click OK to create the job property. It appears in the User (or other property group) Job Properties details pane.

  7. If the job property is to be validated, continue to About Validation.

  8. If you need to configure Regular Expression for the job property, go to About Regular Expressions.

  9. Click OK to save your changes.

See also

About Job Properties

About Regular Expressions

About Validation

About Lookup Job Property