The Parameters Page: External Table

To create a new parameter:

Click the Add button.
Double-click the free space of the list of parameters.

The Object Parameter Properties dialog box opens:

All boxes are set to default values.

Set parameter attributes:

Name. Enter parameter name.
Identifier. Enter a sequence of Latin letters, numbers, and underscore characters, starting with a letter. An identifier must be unique within the object.
Type/Data Type. Select one of the available data type in the drop-down list.
Default Value. Set parameter default value if required. Features of default value for the following data types:

String. It may contain up to 2 Gb of data. String text is not enclosed in quotation marks.
Integer. An integer number is allowed in the range [-2147483648; 2147483647].
Decimal. A decimal number with no more than 28 places after the point in the range [-179228162514264337593543950335; 179228162514264337593543950335].
Real. A real number is allowed in the range [-5.0 x 10-324; 1.7 x 10308].
Date. Minimum date - 1 January 100 year (AD) 00:00:00, maximum date - 31 December 9999 year (AD) 23:59:59.
Custom. A set of unstructured data is allowed that is an array of binary or character data. Values of parameters that have a custom data type can be passed only when working with an object in application code.

Display Settings/Display Parameters. Select appearance and behavior for the parameter value editor. Display parameters are determined as a special string containing editor type, default value, and so on. The string can be edited directly in the edit box or using the Value Editor Parameters special dialog box. To open the dialog box, click the Browse button. By default, display parameter is selected in accordance with the selected parameter type.

To edit properties of the selected parameter, click the Edit button or double-click the parameter in the list. The Object Parameter Properties dialog box opens.

To delete the selected parameter, click the Delete button or press CTRL+DELETE.

A confirmation dialog box opens.