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Standard properties in the @baseclass class

The standard properties in the @baseclass class are by definition available for every object in the Pega 7 Platform system. This table identifies several of these, in alphabetical order ignoring the first two characters of the name.

Many are optional or not applicable to specific applications. A few are essential control elements present in every instance of every class. Certain properties are maintained by internal facilities and are read-only (Read-only) to applications.

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pxCreateDateTime Date and time that the object was first saved to the database. Not present or null for objects not yet saved.Read-only  
pyDescription Full description of an object. For rules and administrative data instances, an optional text value entered on the History tab.  
pxFlow A system-maintained Page Group; for work items, each page identifies flow executions in process.Read-only  
pxFlowCount Not used.  
pxInsName Visible key, consisting of concatenated values of the properties identified on the  Keys tab of the class rule.Read-only visible key
pzInsKey Internal key of an object, known as the handle.Read-only handle Understanding the pzInsKey property
pyLabel For rules and data instances, corresponds to the Short Description field on the form. For work items, a description that appears on worklist display. For other classes, a text description.  
pxObjClass Class of the instance. Present on every page except classless pages.Read-only class
pzStatus Internal validation status of a page, valid or invalid.Read-only  
pyTemporaryObject Indicates whether a work item is to be saved into the database. temporary case

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