Database property names for Preference Management

Messages might refer to Preference Management properties.

In the Editable column:

  • Yes means that you can change the value in the user interface. The value is stored with read and write access.
  • No means that you cannot change the value in the user interface. The value is stored with read access only.
  • The values of document properties are only set and changed by steps in the workflow.

Preference Management properties

Database name Notebook tab: field name Brief description Editable
CsvTabMapping.FileType Property mapping object: General: File type Specifies the file type of the preferences file that is processed by a step based on the ApplyPreferences step template using this property mapping object. Yes
CsvTabMapping.PropertyMapping Property mapping object: Property mapping Lets you map headings in a preferences file to document properties in the system. No
Doc.Pref.Member User interface name: Member (not displayed as field in property notebook) Can be used with a property mapping object to identify the documents in a job. The DelimitedSample supplied property mapping object and PreferencesSample supplied workflow use this property. Depends on workflow
Doc.Pref.Output User interface name: Output type (not displayed as field in property notebook) Can be used with a property mapping object to indicate the output type (such as Email, Print, or Suppress) for a document. The DelimitedSample supplied property mapping object and PreferencesSample supplied workflow use this property. Depends on workflow
Job.Pref.ExternalFile Job: Document: Preferences file Specifies the full path or symbolic name of the preferences file that the ApplyPreferences step uses to add or change property values in the document properties file (DPF) for each document in the job. The step uses a property mapping object to interpret the contents of the preferences file. Yes
Job.Pref.PropMapping Job: Document: Property mapping Specifies the property mapping object that the ApplyPreferences step uses to interpret the preferences file specified in the Preferences file property. Yes
PropertyMapping.Description Property mapping object: General: Property mapping description The description can include information about what values from the file are applied to the job or document properties. Yes
PropertyMapping.ID Property mapping object: General: Property mapping name Specifies the name of the property mapping object. No
PropertyMapping.LastModified Property mapping object: Last modified The date and time that the property mapping was last changed. RICOH ProcessDirector updates the value whenever the property mapping changes. Yes