Content

You use the Content component to add a labeled field from which a user view the content of a simulation document. The user can also check-in a file to the document or check-out or download a file from the document.

This page discusses:

See Also
Creating a Custom User Interface
About Rules

Example

The following figure shows an example of the properties of a Content component:

You can select content that is owned, as opposed to referenced; however, the value is fixed, and the user cannot select different content when they instantiate the customized simulation template.

The following figure shows the resulting output in the customized simulation template:

In addition, the user can upload a file to the document by dragging the file from their local file system or from another app, such as 3DSearch.

Properties

The Content component has the following properties:

PropertyDescriptionType
NameThe ID of the component (read-only)String
ValueThe simulation document in which the content is storedSimulation document
LabelText to display in front of the input field String
Read OnlyWhether or not the user can modify the default valueBoolean
HiddenWhether or not the component is displayedBoolean
HintText displayed under the input field to provide additional information about the content and the possible actionsString