Name and describe the property template

Name
The name can contain up to 64 characters (upper- or lower-case letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces. Property template names must be unique within an object store.
Symbolic name
The symbolic name can be used as a programmatic identifier. The symbolic name is created by the Property Template wizard, using the value of the Name and removing any spaces and ensuring that the first character is alpha (the rest of the name can be alphanumeric). You can change the symbolic name, but you must also change any code that is using this value. The symbolic name must be unique within a class family only. A class family is defined by a root class (for example, Document, Folder, and CustomObject) and all of its descendants. You can use the Existing Names list to view the names of existing properties.

Starting with the 4.5.1 release, a metadata prefix-naming convention for class and property symbolic names has been defined for the Content Engine. All new classes and properties introduced in this release or later, by any IBM ECM product that produces its own Content Engine add-on feature, or by new system properties in the Content Engine server, are required to adhere to this naming convention. This naming convention applies to class and property symbolic name values only; there are no constraints on the values chosen for display names.

Details of the prefix-naming convention are as follows:

Starting with the 4.5.1 release, any IBM ECM product that produces its own add-on feature must conform to a prefix-naming convention. These add-on features use a prefix of "Cm???", in which "???" represents a short product-name abbreviation. However, any IBM ECM products that have already established their own prefix-naming convention before this release continue to use it instead.

The following add-on metadata prefixes are reserved:

When you create a class or custom property, avoid assigning its symbolic name with a value beginning with one of these reserved prefixes; as long as you do so, you will not be subject to name collisions in this release or in any future upgrades.

Description
Use the description to explain requirements of the property or any other information you find useful. The description is optional and can contain up to 255 characters. The name and description can be included in reports or viewed with administrative tools.