A model property is a characteristic of a model. Frequently, a model property specifies an important configuration setting, or specifies values that might be used throughout the model.

Planning Business Modeler predefines some model properties that apply to all models, and predefines other properties only for a particular type of model. For example, all models have certain configuration properties such as Enable offline cube. Only financial models, however, contain the model property Default Currency, which specifies the base currency for a financial process.

• See how to export data from a model with an Outbound rule
• See how to write a business rule for a model

• Set the value of a model property

• Add a new model property

• Delete a model property

Set a model property

When you set a model property, you define the value of a model attribute. However, you cannot change all attributes of a model property. For example, you cannot change the property name, label, or data type.

You can change the Value field, or the Member field. You can also change the Description field of a model property.

 Note   The Value field appears only if the data type is a primitive; that is, it is not a member or member set of a dimension. The Member or Members field appears only if the data type is a member of dimension or members of dimension.

1. Click Models in the Workspace Browser pane of your application, and then double-click to open the model in which you want to modify a property value.
2. Click the Model Propertiestab.
3. In the Model Tasks pane, click Check Out.
4. In the Model Properties table, click the property whose value you want to modify.
5. Click the Edit Model Property button.

    Note   This displays the Edit Model Property dialog box.

6. In the Edit Model Property dialog box, make any changes and then click OK.

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Add a new model property

You can add a customized model properties to fit your business situation. After you create a model property, it can be called from within a business rule, and you can easily modify its value in the model properties table.

1. Click Models in the Workspace Browser pane of your application, and then double-click to open the model for which you want to add a property.
2. Click the Model Properties tab.
3. In the Model Tasks pane, click Check Out.
4. Click the Add Model Property button [[ art]].

 Note   This displays the Add a Model Property dialog box.

5. In the Label field, enter a label for the model property. A label is the primary identifier of an object throughout the system. To correctly create a label, use the following guidelines.
• Names and labels cannot exceed 40 characters
• Labels must be unique in the model
• Labels cannot use certain reserved words and restricted characters. For specific information about these restrictions, see About names and labels.
6. (Optional) In the Description field, enter a description of the model property, up to 512 characters.
7. In the Data Type drop-down list box, select a data type for your property
• If you selected one of Decimal (real), Text (string), True/False (Boolean), or Whole (integer), enter a value in the Value text box.
• If you selected one of Member of Dimension or Members of Dimension, select an alias from the Dimension Alias drop-down list box. After you select an alias, do one of the following:
• Click the ellipsis button (…) to select a member from the Member drop-down list box. Then,
• Select the Set value to null check box.
• In the Add or Remove Members dialog box, click a member name check box and then click OK.
8. Click OK to finish creating the property.

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Delete a model property

1. Click Models in the Workspace Browser pane of your application, and then double-click to open the model in which you want to delete a property.
2. Click the Model Properties tab.
3. In the Model Tasks pane, click Check Out.
4. In the Model Properties table, click the property you want to delete.

    Note   This displays the Delete Model Property warning.

5. Click Yes to delete the model property.

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