What is the use of Custom-properties in items.xml?.

[Former Member]

Can anyone explain what is the application of custom properties that we define at

1) Type level

2) attribute level

Thanks

[Former Member]

Custom-properties comes in handy when you need to have sync able attributes for a Type. like we have components for both staged and online version, Custom-properties are the way to go to have stage and online version supported attributes.Then you include them in the roottypes and make them sync able.

UPDATE CatalogVersionSyncJob;code[unique=true];roottypes(code)[mode=append] ;sync ContentCatalog:Staged->Online;yourType

[Former Member]

Hi Vipin,

Custom-properties are used to define properties for a type. Unlike the defaultvalue element (which sets a default value for an attribute), the custom-properties element sets a value at the type itself.

For more info you can refer - https://wiki.hybris.com/display/release3/items.xml#items.xml-custom-properties

Sujitha

[Former Member]

@sujitha: The link is not working.I understand the basic information but couldnt connect with the real time examples.Also if possible can you please specify the example here.

[Former Member]

As the custom-properties sets a value at the type, you can retrieve these item type properties at runtime via the getProperty( String propertyName ) method. For e.g.,At the catalog extension this kind of properties will be used to identify the type e.g. as catalog item.

[Former Member]

@Sujatha: I am still not able to visualize the full cycle.Going by your explanation. How are we adding values for custom properties?.Does custom -Properties defined becomes attributes of my Model class?.