Map Properties

You can map properties to a user-defined property (UDP) so that values from the master file, such as a file property, are written to the subordinate UDP.

Mapping priority determines the order in which properties are written to a vault object. If more than one property writes to a particular object, the highest ranking property takes precedence.

Note: When both file and item UDPs are mapped to the same file property, the item UDP takes precedence.

Note: Mapping Text with Number or Text with Date works well when all clients and the server are in the same language-locale. If mixed locales are used, values may convert in a manner that is not intuitive and may produce an undesirable result. Therefore, mapping Text with Number or Text with Date is only recommended when the server and all clients are set up to work in the same locale.

Import and Export Mapping Configurations

There are two ways in which a file property is added to the vault:

• Certain file property definitions come with the client and are already included in the vault.
• Adding a file to the vault only captures new property definitions for the file if it is set to create. Otherwise, only property definitions already defined in the vault will be created for the file to reduce extraneous property definitions or duplicates.

Access Property Mappings

1. Select Tools  Administration Vault Settings.
2. In the Vault Settings dialog, click the Behaviors tab.
3. In the Properties section, click Properties.
4. In the Property Definitions dialog box, select a property for editing and click Edit.
5. Select the Mapping tab to add or remove a property mapping.

Create a New Property Mapping

1.  Click in the (Click here to add a new mapping) field beneath the Entity column.
2. Select the entity type for this property mapping.
3. Click in the blank field under Provider and select the content provider for the file to which you want to map.
4. Click in the field under File Property and then click Import Properties.
5. Select whether you want to import properties from the vault or from a source file.
6. On the Select File dialog, locate the file from which you want to import. Click Open.

   The Import Properties list is automatically updated with the properties available for import from the specified source.

7. Click OK to save the imported property list and create the mapping.

8. Click the Clear Properties list icon  at any time to remove all imported properties.

9. On the Mappings tab, click OK to commit all changes and return to the Edit Property dialog box.  

Edit Mapping Priorities

 Properties at the top of the list take precedence over those lower on the list. You can reorganize the list using the Move Up and Move Down arrow icons on the Mapping tab.

1. Select the property on the Mapping tab that you want to prioritize, and click the Move Up or Move Down arrow icons as needed to change mapping priority.
2. Click OK to commit all changes and return to the Property Definitions dialog box.
Note: A subordinate property is a property that receives its values from other properties that are mapped to it. The mapped properties (the master properties) write values to the subordinate property.