How to Read Pipeline Component Properties

The Properties window contains two sections for components: general properties and component properties. General properties are common to all components, though their values change between components.

To read the general properties for a pipeline component

  1. Drag the pipeline component into a stage of the pipeline, or select a component if it already exists in the pipeline.

  2. In the Properties window, in the General section, do the following.

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    Name Indicates the component name.
    Assembly Indicates the assembly and associated .NET information for the component.
    Description Indicates the friendly name of the pipeline component.
    Managed Indicates whether the pipeline component is managed. Yes if the component is a .NET managed component; No if the pipeline component is a COM component.
    Path Indicates the fully qualified path to the .NET component.
    Type Indicates the component type, the assembly, and the associated .NET information for the component.

See Also

Configuring Native Pipeline Components
Creating Pipelines with Pipeline Designer