Application Object Properties

Every object and subcomponent in the Application Object Tree (AOT) has a set of properties. To view and edit them, right-click an object or node, and then select Properties.

Many properties have default values. When you change a default value, its font is bold in the property sheet. Default properties for forms and reports are not sent between the client and server. This improves the performance of thin clients. Similarly, if you export an object, default values are not stored in the .xpo file. Only non-default properties are included.

For information about individual properties for each type of application object, see Object Properties.

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To display both the AOT and the Property page, click Tile in the Windows menu.


To modify a property, click it, and then type a new value or select a new value from a list. You can also modify any property directly through your X++ code. If you click a property and it has a Browse button, use it to select a label to use for the Property value. For example, the Caption and Description properties for a report design should both use labels.

To improve your overview, properties are grouped in categories (visible on the Categories tab in the Properties sheet). For example, properties for a form design are grouped into Appearance, Behavior, Data, Font, LabelFont, and Position.

The property editor uses the following colors:

  • Pale red – Indicates that the property is an identifier; that is, the name of an application element. An example would be the name of a form.

  • Pale yellow – Identifies all texts that should have been entered as a label but were not.

Select several objects in the tree to see their common properties and the properties that have identical values. Common properties for which the current values differ are blank.

Use this technique to modify the properties of several objects at the same time.

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