Hello Brittani, glad to be able to clarify what John offered you.
Button highlited on the left is to denote that said property is the same in ALL configurations of the FILE. The one on the right denotes that the property depends on what configuration the model is showing, AKA "configuration specific". Be aware that when you populate the data, you will only have to put the "not-configuration-specific" properties once, since it will keep that data across all configurations no matter which one you use to fill out the tab. HOWEVER, configuration-specific properties are gonna remain blank unless you specify it once for each config you have.
Also, from your answer to John's post I kinda get the impression you aren't clear what to do with property tabs. Are you gonna ditch it entirely or just gonna build a new template from the ground up? I honestly recommend giving it a shot before ditching the idea of using PTB for data management in CAD models, since its pretty useful and very easy to use once you get a grasp on it; specially if you are managing tons of files and drawings periodically, the more files you manage the more advantegeous it becomes!! If you want (or need) my help, I can give you some tips about it.
TL;DR: Button on the left is information that you want to be linked to the FILE, independent of the configuration you are using atm; you fill it once for the entire file in any configuration. Button on the right is for configuration-specific information, you need to fill it for each configuration of the file, otherwise it will stay blank. Take a time to learn to set-up and use PTB templates, it does pays off!
