Description of Properties of Form Controls
The table in this topic lists properties of System Center Service Manager 2010 form controls. This information can help you customize and create forms in the System Center Service Manager Authoring Tool.
Table of Control Properties
Most properties of Service Manager forms are based on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) properties, and others are defined by Service Manager. The table below provides details about the WPF-based property groups and their respective properties when applicable. For information about WPF properties, see System.Windows.Controls Namespace in the Microsoft Technical Library (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=204425).
| Service Manager Property Group | Service Manager Property Name | Source of Property | WPF-Based Property Group/Property | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Appearance |
Opacity |
WPF |
UIElement/Opacity |
|
Visibility |
WPF |
UIElement/Visibility |
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Binding |
Binding Mode |
WPF |
Binding/Mode |
|
Binding Path |
Service Manager and WPF |
Binding/Path |
Binds the control to the property that the control displays. The control dynamically displays the property that it is bound to, updating the value as it changes. The type of the control and the type of the displayed property must match; for example, the type of the Binding Path property of a Date Picker control must be Date. |
|
Binds directly to source |
WPF |
Binding/BindsDirectlyToSource |
||
Date |
Date Format |
Service Manager |
N/A |
The format in which the control displays the date, such as 'Full date and time', and 'Short'. |
Drawing |
Source Path |
Service Manager |
N/A |
A path to the image file in an Image control. |
Stretch |
WPF |
Image/Stretch |
||
Stretch Direction |
WPF |
Viewbox/StretchDirection |
||
Brush |
Background Brush |
N/A |
N/A |
The background color in the control. |
Foreground Brush |
N/A |
N/A |
The foreground color in the control; basically, the color of text. |
|
Instance |
Instance Type |
Service Manager |
N/A |
The type of the instance in a Single Instance Picker control. The value is a class such as Activity, Computer, or a custom class. |
Instance type internal name |
Service Manager |
N/A |
The internal name of the Instance Type property. |
|
Label |
Content |
WPF |
ContentControl/Content |
A fixed string to be displayed in the label. |
Font Family |
WPF |
TextBlock/FontFamily |
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Font Size |
WPF |
TextBlock/FontSize |
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Font Style |
WPF |
TextBlock/FontStyle |
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Font Weight |
WPF |
TextBlock/FontWeight |
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Label Binding Mode |
WPF |
Binding/Mode |
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Label Binding Path |
Service Manager and WPF |
N/A |
Included in almost all controls. Binds the label of the control to the property that this control displays. |
|
Label binds directly to source |
WPF |
Binding/BindsDirectlyToSource |
||
Layout |
Height |
WPF |
FrameworkElement/Height |
|
Horizontal Alignment |
WPF |
FrameworkElement/HorizontalAlignment |
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Minimum Height |
WPF |
FrameworkElement/MinHeight |
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Minimum Width |
WPF |
FrameworkElement/MinWidth |
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Vertical Alignment |
WPF |
FrameworkElement/VerticalAlignment |
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Width |
WPF |
FrameworkElement/Width |
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List |
List type |
Service Manager |
N/A |
The type of list that this control displays. This can be an existing list or a custom list. |
List type internal name |
Service Manager |
N/A |
The internal name of the List type property. |
|
Margin |
Bottom |
WPF |
Control/Bottom |
|
Left |
WPF |
Control/Left |
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Right |
WPF |
Control/Right |
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Top |
WPF |
Control/Top |
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Miscellaneous |
Flow Direction |
WPF |
FrameworkElement/FlowDirection |
|
Focusable |
WPF |
UIElement/Focusable |
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Is Enabled |
WPF |
UIElement/IsEnabled |
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Name |
WPF |
FrameworkElement/Name |
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Text |
Accepts the ENTER key |
WPF |
TextBox/AcceptsReturn |
|
Content |
WPF |
ContentControl/Content |
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Font Family |
WPF |
TextBlock/FontFamily |
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Font Size |
WPF |
TextBlock/FontSize |
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Font Style |
WPF |
TextBlock/FontStyle |
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Font Weight |
WPF |
TextBlock/FontWeight |
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Horizontal Scroll Bar Visibility |
WPF |
TextBox/HorizontalScrollBarVisibility |
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Max Lines |
WPF |
TextBox/MaxLines |
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Text |
WPF |
TextBox/Text |
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Text Wrapping |
WPF |
TextBlock/TextWrapping |
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Vertical Scroll Bar Visibility |
WPF |
TextBox/VerticalScrollBarVisibility |
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