You can configure the sort order and control the visibility of properties within the Dynamic Property Category by editing respective application XML files.
There are 3 xml files, one for each Vault Data Standard:
These files are not installed by the installer but they are automatically generated when creating a file in Vault or saving a file in Inventor or AutoCAD for the first time when using Vault Data Standard dialog.
These files are located:
An administrator can change the order of the properties displayed in the VDS dialog as well as hide properties from the dialog using these XML files.
Dynamic Properties
Each file has a root element called DynamicProperties which contains DynamicPropertiesCategory as its children.
DynamicPropertiesCategory
DynamicPropertiesCategory represents the vault category and groups all the properties of that category.
It has two attributes:
DynamicProperty
The DynamicPropertiesCategory contains DynamicProperty which corresponds with the list of properties displayed in the dynamic properties grid in the VDS dialog. DynamicProperty has one attribute called "Hidden" which can be set to "True" or "False". By default, all the properties don't have that attribute which means they are all visible.
How to change order of the Properties displayed in the dialog?
The order of the DynamicProperty entries inside each of the DynamicPropertiesCategory represents the order that you see in the VDS dialog. To change the order, move the entries up or down manually and save the file. Next time you open the dialog, properties are displayed in the specified order.
What happens when you add/remove to/from properties to the Category?
When you add properties to the Category in the Vault, they append to the end of the list. When you remove them, then the entry in the XXXDynamicProperties.xml remains unless removed manually from the list.