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On the Extended Properties Maintenance screen, click New.
On the Extended Property Definition screen, enter the display and variable names and then configure the settings as described below.
Variable Settings
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Display Name | Enter a display name for the variable. This is the extended property name displayed in the Connection or Table properties. | ||||||
Variable Name | Enter a unique variable name in the format it is accessed from the RED metadata service and included into scripts. | ||||||
Mask Value when shown | Select this check box if you want to mask the value of the extended property, when displayed in the Connection or Table properties. The extended property value is also masked in the RED generated technical documentation.
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Description | Enter a description for the variable and its purpose/use |
Scope Settings
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Connection Visibility | Enables you to control the scope of the extended property definition, by selecting a Connection File System and/or a Database type that can access the extended property variable and their assigned value.For example, if only the SQL Server check box is selected under the Databases option, then the variable will only appear in the Extended Properties screen of connections with an SQL Server database type and not in the Extended Properties screen of any other connections that is not an SQL Server database. |
Object Visibility | Enables you to control the scope of the extended property definition, by selecting an Object type that can access the extended property variable and their assigned value. |
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