Every harness component contains a set of properties. These properties are used for the documentation you produce, such as reports and drawings. Properties are also used to check specific aspects of the design, such as bend radius and bundle diameters. When importing AutoCAD Electrical data, the RefDes occurrence property is used to identify connectors for wires.
Properties are added at different levels within the assembly. They can be added to the source component in the library as well as to any occurrences of that component within the assembly.
When you create a harness object, some properties are required, such as the RefDes for a connector occurrence, or the Wire ID for a wire. You can decide on which other properties to set.
The documentation you produce for downstream consumers drives the properties you set. Some properties, such as length or adjusted length for a harness segment are derived from the placement or settings of the related component. These properties cannot be changed, but can be viewed and used in the documentation.
You can set and view properties when the component is active in Cable and Harness. Some properties can also be accessed from other objects. For example, from the Wire Properties dialog box, you can view and modify properties on the parts and pins to which it is connected.