Define Custom Section Property Dialog

Each section in the site hierarchy contains properties (ID, label, default placeholder definition, and so on). In addition to these, you can create a custom property and then modify the Web site to read that value and consequently, perform certain function. You can add and edit a custom section property using this dialog.

Element	Description
Name	The name of the custom section property. The name displays in the Properties pane when you select a section in the Site Hierarchy pane.
Type	The type of action to take for this property (similar to the way a fragment parameter works). text: Provides a simple text box that you can use to add text. bigtext: Provides a much larger text box (in a popup window) where you can add and edit text. boolean: Provides a True or False value that you can choose from. integer: Provides an integer value. The integer value may not contain decimal points. float: Provides a value, including decimal points. size: Provides a sizing value, in pixels or percentage. color: Provides an RGB hexadecimal value (for example, 0xFF0000) and a color picker. url: Provides a dialog (see Link Wizard - Choose Type of Link) that you use to browse to a URL and then select it as a value. manageddoc: Opens a content server window that you can use to browse to a document in the content server and then select it as a value (dDocName). managedurl: Opens a content server window that you can use to browse to the URL of a document in the content server and then select it as a value. managedquery: Opens the Edit Query Text dialog (see Edit Query Text Dialog), where you can build a query. cssstyle: Provides a text box where you can specify a CSS style value. siteid: Provides a dialog (see Select Site Dialog) that you use to select a Web site in the content server. nodeid: Opens a dialog (see Select Section Dialog) that you use to select a section in your site hierarchy.
Description	Optional setting used to display a description of the property at the bottom of the Properties pane.
OK	Adds the custom section property and closes the Define Custom Section Property dialog.
Cancel	Cancels your settings and closes the Define Custom Section Property dialog.
Help	Opens the online help for this specific dialog.

After you add the custom section property, you must go through your site hierarchy and enter a value for each section. Then, you must modify your site assets to read that custom property and perform a certain function.