Creating new custom property

You can create a new custom property.

Do the following:

1. Select Custom properties on the QMC start page or from the StartS drop-down menu to display the overview.

2. Click PCreate new in the action bar.

3. Edit the fields on the Properties tab:

   Tip note You can display or hide property groups using the panel to the far right.
   Identification

   The Identification property group contains the name of the custom property.

   Property	Description
   Name	The custom property name is mandatory and must not be empty. The value must only use latin characters and numbers (A-Z and 0-9) and must begin with a latin character (A-Z).

   Resource types

   The Resource types property group contains the resources that the custom property can be used on.

   Property	Description
   Resource types	Use the checkboxes to select the resources that you want to make the custom property available for. Custom properties can be applied to the following resources: Apps Nodes Content libraries Proxies Repositories Streams Users Data connections Engines Extensions Virtual proxies Schedulers Reload tasks

   Values

   The Values property group contains values that you create for the custom property.

   Property	Description
   Values	The values that you create can be used in security rules.

   Click PCreate new in the Values heading;  type the value and click OK to add the value.

   Information noteThe value must be applied to a resource before it can be used in security rules.

   Click E to delete a value from the Values list.

   A confirmation dialog is displayed.

   Click OK in the dialog to confirm that you want to delete the value.

   You must click Apply to save your changes. Apply is disabled if a mandatory field is empty.

4. Click Apply in the action bar to create and save the custom property.

   Successfully added is displayed at the bottom of the page.

You have now created a new custom property and can use its values on resources and in security rules.