custom property not displaying at folder creation or Details screen

[Former Member]

Hello everyone

I have created a custom boolean property that I need to have displayed both at folder creation and in the Details screen of a folder after it's created. The property is in the default namespace, and is in the Custom group. I have created a properties file for the label and created the necessary meta data extension. The folder validity pattern is " / " and the Resource Type listed is "normalct" so that it's active for folders only.

Then I went to Property Groups and listed my new property in the Group Items field of the Custom group. The Custom group is a part of "all_groups" so that group is displayed both when a new folder is created in KM and when the Details screen of a folder is displayed.

<i>However,</i> my custom property isn't displaying under the Custom tab when I go to create a new KM folder, nor when I view the Details screen of an existing folder. What configuration am I missing? Do I have to develop a custom property renderer for each new property I need to create? I was hoping I could achieve this result with configuration changes only, but I must be missing something.

Any help would be greatly appreciated and rewarded.

Thanks in advance,

Fallon

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Fallon,

It looks to me like you have only entered a incorrect entry in the "Resource Type" parameter of your new property. You need to enter the Resource Type ID ("http://sap.com/xmlns/cm/framework/normal-collection-type") and not the Resource Type name ("normalct").

Hope this helps,

Robert

PS: Just a small remark: Custom Properties are the ones that can be created "on the fly" by users in the details dialog and are not configured in the KM. New (custom) properties that you configure in KM configuration are usualy called "Predefined Property".

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Robert

Thank you very much for the clarification on the Resource Type (and my properties vocabulary! but this still doesn't seem to be resolving the issue. At this point, I've configured and reconfigured this predefined property and placed it in several different property groups and property structure groups with no luck. I've even left out the Resource Type entirely and that still won't make my property appear.

Any other ideas would be greatly welcomed. I feel like I must be missing something obvious for the property to not appear at all... but I've exhausted all of my ideas.

Thanks again,

Fallon

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Fallon,

actualy, if you want this property to be displayed only for folders and not for documents, you don't need to specify the resource type for folders. Setting "/" or "/**" for "Folder Validity Patterns" and "" (empty) for "Document Validity Patterns" should be enough.

If you sill experience problems, you have to check all settings, for example with the settings suggested in this <a href="https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/2654">weblog</a>. If you use the "default" Property Group in the property settings, you don't have to enter the <b>Property ID</b> in a special Property Structure Group that in turn is integrated in the all_groups Property Structure Group.

Hope this helps,

Robert

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Robert

Using the Default property group fixed my problem. At least the property shows up now, under the Miscellaneous tab. I'll keep working at getting it to appear under different tabs.

Thanks so much for your help! Have a great day.

Cheers,

Fallon

[former_member199536 · Accepted solution]

Hi Robert,

And if I want to define a custom property that can reside on folders and documents?

- is there a resource-type id I have to fill in?

- should both folder and document validity pattern be "/" ?

thanks,

Ido