To Add a Project Property Definition to a Property Set Definition

Use this procedure to add a project property definition to a property set definition. Project property values are obtained from the drawing management project in which an object is located. Project properties let you collect and display specific project details in a schedule table, such as:

• mobile, fax, and telephone numbers of the project principal, manager, and architect
• contact information for public services
• sources for site information

A project property definition is a type of automatic property. The values displayed are determined by the information previously entered in the project and cannot be edited directly in the property definition. If, while working in the project, you modify project details that are included in the property definition and a schedule, the schedule displays the out-of-date marker.

In order for a project property definition to return correct project data, a drawing management project must be currently open, and the drawing containing the object must be part of that project. Not meeting either of these conditions has the following consequences:

• The data on the Extended Data tab of the Properties palette and on similar dialog boxes is displayed as “No Project.”
• Attributes of schedule tags that display project data are not updated. Attributes display data as updated from the last time the conditions were met and the drawing was saved. In this case, the data displayed may not be accurate.
• Schedule tables that display project data in one or more cells are not updated. Schedule tables display data as updated from the last time the conditions were met and the drawing was saved. In this case, the data displayed may not be accurate.

These conditions allow drawings that contain project data to be viewed and plotted when drawing management is not available.

1. Click Manage tabStyle & Display panelStyle Manager.

   The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.

2. Expand Documentation Objects, and expand Property Set Definitions.
3. Select the property set definition that you want to change.
4. On the Definition tab, click .
5. Enter a name for the project property.
6. Clear Use project information for description if you do not want to use the project property as the description of the property.
7. Select the project information to include in the property definition.
8. Click OK, and continue working on the property set definition on the Definition tab of the Property Set Definition dialog box.
9. If Use project information name for description was not selected, enter a description for the new property by selecting the empty value, entering text for Description, and clicking OK.

   To change the name of the property definition, double-click the value for Name.

10. Select a format to specify the how the data displays.

    The format you select becomes the default format of a column when this property is added to a schedule table style. It can be changed at any time. The Example column shows how the default value is displayed using the selected format.

11. Clear Visible if you do not want this property definition to appear on the Extended Data tab of the Properties palette.
12. Enter a number for Order if you want this property definition to appear on the Extended Data tab in a particular order.
13. Click OK.