Viewing General Properties

The Properties tab is available for all nodes in Omni Designer Navigator and for all entities displayed in tables.

The following parameters are displayed in the General section of the Properties tab:

• Name. You can add a name for most entities. However, it is disabled for Reference Data Subject, Promotion, and the Mapping row in the Reference Data Setting editor. The Promotion name is the name of the subject in which the promotion is created. The Mapping name is the reference value. The Reference Data Setting name is the Reference subject name. The Plan name is the display name.

  The following validation rules apply when adding names to the Name field.

  • Adding a name is required.
  • The name can consist of up to 128 characters.
  • All special characters are permitted.
  • Validation rules for identical names are the same as those found in the Omni Designer Project Explorer. Entities in tables do not have validation for identical names.
  • Extra spaces at the beginning, end, and between words are removed.
• Short Description. The following validation rules apply when adding a description to the Short Description field.
  • Adding a description is optional.
  • A description can consist of up to 256 characters.
  • All special characters are permitted.
  • Extra spaces at the beginning and at the end of sentences are removed, but extra spaces between words are permitted.
• Long Description. The following validation rules apply when adding a description to the Long Description field.
  • Adding a description is optional.
  • A description can consist of up to 1024 characters.
  • All special characters are permitted.
  • Extra spaces at the beginning and at the end of sentences are removed, but extra spaces between words are permitted.