Creating a local property in the system package

You can add a local property to the system package you plan to use to provision your manually imported devices.

This local property makes use of the COMPUTER_NAME device property you created earlier in this process.

In this example, assume you call your local property LOCAL_COMPUTER_NAME.

To add a local property

1. In the Depot folder, navigate to the system package, right-click and select Open from the pop-up menu.
2. Click the Local Properties tab.
3. Click Add to add a new property. The Add Property dialog box appears.
4. For Name, type LOCAL_COMPUTER_NAME.
5. For Type, click Simple, then choose String from the drop-down list.
6. For Default value, type ??DEVICE.COMPUTER_NAME??.
   This value is made up of the following parts:
   • The first part is the name of the built-in system package property (DEVICE) that references the Device class.
   • Followed by a dot (.)
   • Followed by the name of the DEVICE property — in this case the property is called COMPUTER_NAME.
     Be sure to include the double question marks at the beginning and the end.
     You can use this syntax for other properties. For example, if you had created a Device property called OM_NAME, you would specify it like this:
     ??DEVICE.OM_NAME??