SettingsAttributes attribute group [SDM]

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SettingsAttributes Atribute Group

Note: This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.

Contains attributes used to describe the behavior of a particular setting.

<xs:attributeGroup name="SettingsAttributes">
    <xs:attribute name="List"
        type="boolean"
     />
List
true if these attributes apply to a list of settings; otherwise false.
    <xs:attribute name="Access"
        type="SettingMemberAccess"
     />
Access
Level of permission to read and write a setting’s value, providing SDM runtime access control and display and editing rules to designers.
          The default value is ReadWrite.
    <xs:attribute name="Secure"
        type="SettingMemberSecure"
     />
Secure
Encryption level for the value of a setting when stored to an .sdmdocument file, and whether tools should log this value during manipulations such as installations.
    <xs:attribute name="DeploymentTime"
        type="boolean"
     />
DeploymentTime

            A value that can only be provided as part of the deployment process for an instance. Design time constraints cannot be evaluated against this value. A definition or member cannot supply a fixed value for this setting. The default value is false.
    <xs:attribute name="Required"
        type="boolean"
     />
Required
true if a value must be provided for this setting before an instance is deployed; otherwise false .
          The default value is false.
    <xs:attribute name="CanBeNull"
        type="boolean"
     />
CanBeNull
true if a setting value is valid if it does not contain any value; otherwise, false. The default value is 
          false.
    <xs:attribute name="ElementsCanBeNull"
        type="boolean"
     />
ElementsCanBeNull
true if the list for this setting can contain null values; otherwise, false. The default value is 
          false.
    <xs:attribute name="DefaultRead"
        type="string"
     />
DefaultRead

            The facet in the setting to use if the user asks for the setting value without specifying a facet in the setting.
    <xs:attribute name="DefaultWrite"
        type="string"
     />
DefaultWrite
The facet in the setting to use if the user writes to the setting value without specifying a facet in the setting.
</xs:attributeGroup>
 
SettingsAttributes
 
 
 

Attributes

Name	Type	Description
Access	SettingMemberAccess	Level of permission to read and write a setting’s value, providing SDM runtime access control and display and editing rules to designers. The default value is ReadWrite.
CanBeNull	boolean	true if a setting value is valid if it does not contain any value; otherwise, false. The default value is false.
DefaultRead	string	The facet in the setting to use if the user asks for the setting value without specifying a facet in the setting.
DefaultWrite	string	The facet in the setting to use if the user writes to the setting value without specifying a facet in the setting.
DeploymentTime	boolean	A value that can only be provided as part of the deployment process for an instance. Design time constraints cannot be evaluated against this value. A definition or member cannot supply a fixed value for this setting. The default value is false.
ElementsCanBeNull	boolean	true if the list for this setting can contain null values; otherwise, false. The default value is false.
List	boolean	true if these attributes apply to a list of settings; otherwise false.
Required	boolean	true if a value must be provided for this setting before an instance is deployed; otherwise false . The default value is false.
Secure	SettingMemberSecure	Encryption level for the value of a setting when stored to an .sdmdocument file, and whether tools should log this value during manipulations such as installations.

See Also

SystemDefinitionModel Schema Attribute Groups

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