Create Component Template Properties

For more information about components, see Components (Sequenced Designs).

To create component template properties

  1. In the left pane of the Sequenced Components area, select the component palette that contains the component type whose template properties you want to create.
  2. Click the component type whose template properties you want to create.
  3. Select the Templates tab.
  4. In the component templates list, click the component template whose properties you want to create.
  5. Click Create.
  6. In the Create Property dialog, enter the following information and then click Create.
Item Description
Type

Select one of the following:

  • Boolean - A property whose value is true or false.
  • List - A property whose value is a list of String values.
  • Integer - A property whose value is a positive or negative whole number (or zero).
  • String - A property whose value is a sequence of characters.

Depending on the Type selected above, provide the following information:

Boolean
  • Name - A unique name for the property.
  • Display Name - The label that will be displayed for the property.
  • Description - A description of the property.
  • Property Value - Select either true or false.
  • Consumer Visible - Select this box to indicate that this property will be made visible in the Marketplace Portal.
Integer
  • Name - A unique name for the property.
  • Display Name - The label that will be displayed for the property.
  • Description - A description of the property.
  • Resource Type and Unit for a Measurable Property - Select the resource type and unit, which are used to influence provider and pool selection and resource accounting. You must set this to a value other than None to make this property measurable and available for configuration on a resource offering. You can also specify the resource type and unit simply to clarify the intent of the property. Note that when creating a Source Binding for a service component, a best practice is that both the service component property you are creating and the service component property you are binding to will have the same Resource Type and Unit value.
  • Property Value - Type the value of the property. The value must be an integer.
  • Consumer Visible - Select this box to indicate that this property will be made visible in the Marketplace Portal.
List
  • Name - A unique name for the property.
  • Display Name - The label that will be displayed for the property.
  • Description - A description of the property.
  • Property Value
    • Click the Add Value icon to add a new list item, and provide the following information:
      • Display Name- The label that will be displayed for the list item.
      • Value - The value of the list item.
      • Description A description of the list item.
      • Click Create to add the list item.
    • Click the Edit icon to edit the selected list item.
    • Click the Remove icon to remove a selected list item.
  • Consumer Visible - Select this box to indicate that this property will be made visible in the Marketplace Portal.
String
  • Name - A unique name for the property.
  • Display Name - The label that will be displayed for the property.
  • Description - A description of the property.
  • Property Value - Type the value of the property. The value must be in string format. Click the gear icon to select a property value token.
  • Consumer Visible - Select this box to indicate that this property will be made visible in the Marketplace Portal.
  • Confidential data - Select this box to mask the values so that they cannot be read in the Marketplace Portal; no encryption of the value is performed.

Note Marketplace Portal is available only when the CSA license is applied.