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PropertyCategory Content Modifier

Based on PropertyCategorySpecification interface.

This content modifier allows defining a custom property category. Simply defining it doesn't affect the content, but a defined category can be used in property overrides.

See property categorization page for more details.

Attributes

Name	Required?	Type	Default	Meaning
`id`	Yes	`string`		Category identifier which has to be unique at the scope of it's definition.
`parentId`	No	`string	CategoryIdentifier`
`label`	Yes	`string`		Display label of the category. May be localized.
`description`	No	`string`	`""`	Extensive description of the category.
`priority`	No	`number`	`1000`	Priority of the category. Higher priority categories are displayed on top.
`autoExpand`	No	`boolean`	`false`	Should this category be auto-expanded.

Examples

{
  "ruleType": "ContentModifier",
  "class": {"schemaName": "BisCore", "classNames": ["MyElementClass"]},
  "propertyCategories": [{
    "id": "my_custom_root_category",
    "label": "My Custom Root Category"
  }, {
    "id": "my_custom_child_category",
    "parentId": "my_custom_root_category",
    "label": "My Custom Child Category"
  }],
  "propertyOverrides": [{
    "name": "MyProperty1",
    "categoryId": {
      "type": "Id",
      "id": "my_custom_root_category"
    }
  }],
  "relatedProperties": [{
    "propertiesSource": {
      "relationship": {"schemaName": "BisCore", "className": "SomeRelationship"},
      "direction": "Forward",
    },
    "properties": [{
      "name": "RelatedProperty2",
      "categoryId": {
        "type": "Id",
        "id": "my_custom_child_category"
      }
    }]
  }]
}

Last Updated: 29 November, 2022