Properties

Properties are equivalent to 'General' category variables in Version 16.5.

An important use of properties is for setting up hierarchy filters in the Manage Data workspace. Filters are a powerful tool for document selection when applying data operations to documents. See Hierarchy filter

A property is a special class of variable that belongs to a document, its value is not configurable in each scenario. A property can use the Scalar or Time Series data types. Properties always have the Category 'Property'.

Properties behave like variables when they are edited in documents: all changes are stored in document revisions.

One important difference is for expressions. A property can be used as part of an expression for a variable, however you can’t reference a scenario variable to set a property, unless the scenario is explicitly defined using the 'GetScenarioData' expression.

Properties are edited in the Variables management screen. Use the Display selector set to Properties.

You can use the same functions in the management screen to control variable views, and to create new properties. See Variables management.