Attributes for Bound properties

In the IDO Property Wizard, after you select the Bound option and then click Next, provide values for these attributes:

General attributes

Bind To: (Required) Select the table column to which the new property is to be bound.
Property Name: (Required) Provide the name to be used for the new property.
For bound properties, this field defaults to the table column name, but you can change it.
Property Class: Optionally, select a property class to be used for the new property.

Data Type attributes

Inherit from Property Class: This check box is selected if the property is associated with a property class. When the check box is selected, specifications for Data Type, Length, and Decimal are inherited from the property class. In this case, they are read-only.
To specify other values (and not inherit from the property class), clear this check box.
[Selection list:]: Select the data type to assign to the IDO property. If the property has a data type assigned already, this field displays the data type.
For more information about data types, see Data Type.
Length: Specify the maximum number of characters that the property can include. This attribute applies to properties with a Data Type of String.
If the property has a length attribute assigned already, this field displays the assigned value.
Decimal: Specify the number of decimal places to display to the right of the decimal point. This attribute applies only to properties with a Data Type of Decimal.
If the property has a decimal value assigned already, this field displays the assigned value.

Column Data Type attributes

Inherit from Property Class

This check box is selected if the property is associated with a property class. When the check box is selected, the specification for Column Data Type is inherited from the property class. In this case, it is read-only.

To specify another value (and not inherit from the property class), clear this check box.

[Selection list]

Select the "column data type" to be associated with the property. If the property has a column data type assigned already, this field displays the name of that column data type.

With bound properties, the system defaults this attribute to the SQL Server user-defined data type associated with the column the property is bound to.

For more information about column data types, see Column Data Type.