3.2

Creating Custom Properties
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Working with Lists for Custom Properties
You can create a custom property that includes a list of values from which users can choose (see
“Creating Custom Properties” on page 150). These lists are sometimes referred to as dictionaries
or taxonomies. The following topics provide more information about working with lists for
custom properties:
•
“Creating and Editing a File for Custom Properties” on page 156
• “Removing a List for a Custom Property” on page 158
• “Using Custom Properties in an Extended Search” on page 159
Creating and Editing a File for Custom Properties
If you want to provide users with a list of values they can choose from, you need to create an
XML file and then import it into the Interplay Administrator. You can create a simple list of
options, or you can create a hierarchy of options and suboptions. For example, if a user wants to
label clips of sports teams, you can create a file so that the user can select a league, and then
select a team from that league. You can specify a default selection that is highlighted in the list.
The following example shows an XML file that creates a single level set of choices, with Team A
as the default value. Substitute the values you want for the description (which appears in the
Values column of the Custom Meta Data tab) and team names. Use the quotation marks as
shown.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE values SYSTEM "custom_attributes.dtd">
<values description="Teams">
<value name="Team A" default="true"/>
<value name="Team B"/>
<value name="Team C"/>
<value name="Team D"/>
</values>
The choices will appear in Interplay Access as shown in the following illustration: