Configuring Feature Option Selection When Creating Product Configurations

You can configure the thresholds for the different selection methods provided for selecting the options for features when creating a product configuration.

See Properties for Configuring Feature Option Selection When Creating Product Configurations

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Configuring Properties
  1. Create or open the text file to contain customized properties. For more information, see Editing Properties Using MQL.
  2. To configure the thresholds for the different selection methods provided for selecting the options for features when creating a product configuration, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit these lines in the file used to import properties into a page object:

      emxProduct.ProductConfiguration.DropDownLimit = 4
      emxProduct.ProductConfiguration.ChooserLimit = 20
      emxProduct.ProductConfiguration.DatabaseChooserLimit = 30

    2. Set the values to whole numbers to indicate the appropriate selection method, depending on your business requirements.

      • For numbers of choices below the defined drop-down limit, radio buttons are used.
      • For numbers of choices between the defined drop-down limit but below the chooser limit, a drop-down list is used.
      • For numbers of choices between the defined chooser limit but below the database chooser limit, a new window opens with the choices and a name filter is provided.
      • For numbers of choices at the database chooser limit and above, the Search page opens where the user can search for options for the feature.
      The default values indicate that:
      • If the number of choices is 1 to 3, radio buttons are used.
      • If the number of choices is 4 to 19, a drop-down list is used.
      • If the number of choices is 20 to 29, a new window opens with the choices and a name filter is provided.
      • If the number of choices is 30 or more, the Search page opens where the user can search for options for the feature.
      In all scenarios, the options are restricted according to the rule conditions on that feature.

  3. When finished updating the text file with all properties you want to modify, including the ones shown here, use the text file to modify the emxConfiguration.properties page object. For more information, seeEditing Properties Using MQL.