# C/C++ Properties, Build, Settings, Build Artifact tab

Lets you specify build artifact information, such as the type and name, that gets built by the selected build configuration.

Build artifact options
Configuration | Click here for a description.
Manage configurations | Click here for a description.
Artifact Type | Show the type for the selected artifact. Select an artifact type that is built by the currently selected build configuration (such as an Executable, Static library, and Shared library).
Artifact name | Indicates the name of artifact. By default, the name is the same as project name.
Artifact extension | Specifies the file extension for the specified artifact type.
Output prefix | Indicates a prefix that you want to prepend to the output results.

Available for: CDT projects.

- Project Properties, Resource page
- Project Properties, Builders page
- Project Properties, common C/C++ Configurations handling
  - Manage Configurations dialog
  - Create Configuration dialog
  - Rename Configuration dialog
- Project Properties, C/C++ Build category
  - Discovery options page
  - Environment page
  - Settings page
    - Tool Settings tab
    - Build Steps tab
    - Build Artifact tab
    - Binary Parsers tab
    - Error Parsers tab
  - Tool chain editor page
  - Variables page
- Project Properties, C/C++ General category
  - Documentation page
  - Export Settings page
  - File Types page
  - Indexer page
  - Language Mapping page
  - Paths and Symbols page
    - Includes tab
    - Symbols tab
    - Libraries tab
    - Libraries path tab
    - Source Location tab
    - Output Location tab
    - References tab
    - Data Hierarchy tab
- C/C++ Project Properties, Project References page
- C/C++ Project Properties, Run/Debug Settings page