To display the Commands Property window, select a command item and then select Properties from the View menu. For more information on Properties windows, see Changing Object Names and Properties.

Name

Enter a name following Identifier Naming Conventions. Do not include parameters with the name. Command parameters come from the attached procedure.

Public

Click to toggle the state of the check box.

When a checkmark is visible, the command is public and available to all modules. When the checkmark is not visible, the data object is private. For more information on how public commands are used, see Where to Create and Use Commands.

Desc

Enter a comment that describes the command. Click the Desc button to expand the Desc edit box. When you are finished entering the description, click the Desc button again to shrink the box. If command description is left empty, the description of the attached procedure or IO Table is used instead. When the user enter a command the description is displayed as a tool tip providing immediate documentation to the command used.