Add a new property to the BA diagram

This example illustrates how to add a new property to the Business Application diagram by adding a new icon property to the diagram template.

Figure: New property in Program entity properties

Screenshot showing Icon property in properties list.

Before you begin: Ensure you have made a copy of the template set.

  1. From Genero Studio, open the settings.agconf file in your template directory.
  2. Navigate in the Code Structure view and select the <Items> child element in the <BusinessApplication> element.
  3. In the <Items> child element within the central workspace, modify the Program item to include a dynamicProperties attribute with a value of icon.
    Figure: Structure view of settings.agconf.

    Structure view of the settings.agconf file with Items element selected.
    <Item name="Program" label="Program" extension="4prg" icon="bullet_class" depth="1" main="$(BaseName)_prg" dynamicProperties="icon"/>
  4. In the <DynamicProperties> section of the <BusinessApplication> element, add a new <DynamicProperty> element to define the new icon dynamic property. 
    <DynamicProperty name="icon" type="TEXT" label="Icon" description="Defines icon to be used in window title bar of running application."/>
  5. Save your changes.
  6. Select Tools > Specific setup > Reload.
  7. From the Tutorials & Samples tab, open the OfficeStore sample project.
  8. Open the OfficestoreAppFlow.4ba diagram and select the Account or Order program entity on the diagram.
  9. Note the new Icon property in the Properties view.