Adding a property to an IDO

You can add properties to IDOs only if you have first checked out the IDO for which you want to create the property. Use the IDOs form to check out the IDO. Once the IDO has been checked out, you can click the New Property button on either the IDOs form or the IDO Properties form to launch the IDO Property Wizard.

In the IDOs form or the IDO Properties, select the IDO you want to create the property for, and click New Property.
On the first page of the wizard, select the type of binding to use for the new property.

For information about these binding options, see About IDO properties.
Click Next.
Set the attributes for the type of property you selected:
- For Bound properties, see Attributes for Bound properties.
- For Derived properties, see Attributes for Derived properties.
- For Unbound properties, see Attributes for Unbound properties.
- For Subcollection properties, see Attributes for Subcollection properties.
When you are finished setting the property attributes, click Finish.

The IDO Property Wizard creates the property with the attributes you have specified and adds it to the list of properties for the IDO.

You can further define the applicable attributes of the new property using the IDO Properties form. [Reminder: Context-sensitive help is available for all fields/options on that form.]

Remember to check the IDO back in. Your changes do not become operative until you check them in.