Custom Component Properties

The following describes the fields on the New Custom Component window used to define a custom component. Certain fields might be automatically populated based on information entered on the Lookup Component window. However, any field can be edited.

Fields to Define a Custom Component

Component Field

Description

Create Using

(Available during component creation) The “form” mode used to create the custom component. The information you entered on the Lookup Component window (or on the Components tab on the Global Component & License Lookup tab) initially determines the mode used, but you can switch modes as needed.

• URL—This mode is used when creating the component based on the URL for its project or forge (see Create the Custom Component Based on Its Project or Forge URL). This form includes the actual URL value, located beneath the Create Using section, which is either pre-populated from the Component Lookup window or manually entered here. If necessary, click Get Details to view component fields to complete or update them.

If the URL is recognized as belonging to a supported forge-URL domain supported for custom component creation, required component fields are automatically populated on the Component Lookup window. See the URL field description next in this table for more information.

• Free Form—This mode is used to define or update component fields manually when creating the custom component. Certain fields might be automatically populated based on the information entered previously on the Lookup Component window.

URL

(Available under Create Using during component creation when the URL form is selected) The project or forge URL for which you are creating the custom component.

If the URL is recognized as belonging to a supported forge-URL domain supported for custom component creation, required component fields are automatically populated according to domain conventions. Any change made to this URL is automatically updated to the other field values when you click Get Details.

If the URL does not belong to a supported domain, you must manually provide all remaining necessary component details. (Click Get details to display the fields.)

For information about supported forge-URL domains, see Supported Forge-URL Domains for Custom-Component Creation.

Name

(Required) The name of the custom component. During component creation, this field might be automatically populated based on information entered on the Lookup Component window.

To help you provide this value in an appropriate format, click in the upper part of the window for examples of the standard name, title, and URL conventions used by different forge-URL domains.

Note:The Name and Title combination of the new component must be unique in the Data Library.

Title

(Required) The component title. During component creation, this field might be automatically populated based on information entered on the Lookup Component window.

To help you provide this value in an appropriate format, click in the upper part of the window for examples of the standard name, title, and URL conventions used by different forge-URL domains.

Note:The Name and Title combination of the new component must be unique in the Data Library.

Description

A description of the custom component to provide any additional meaningful information about the component.

URL

(Required) The URL for the project or forge of the custom component. During component creation, this field is pre-populated with the same URL value provided in the URL form (see the Create Using field) when that URL is recognized as belonging to a supported forge-URL domain.

Otherwise, to help you provide this value in an appropriate format, click in the upper part of the window for examples of the standard name, title, and URL conventions used by different forge-URL domains.

If you do not know the URL for the component, enter NA.

Forge

The third-party project repository used by the custom component. During component creation, this field is automatically populated with an appropriate value when you are creating the component based on either of the following:

• Its forge (see Create the Custom Component Based on Its Forge).
• The URL for its project or forge and the URL belongs to a forge-URL domain supported by the custom-component creation process. For more information, see Create the Custom Component Based on Its Project or Forge URL and Supported Forge-URL Domains for Custom-Component Creation.

Otherwise, the default Other is displayed. However, you can select any other forge from the dropdown list.

Encryption

Yes or No value depicting whether this component supports encryption. The default is No.