diff --git a/examples/deviceproperties.json b/examples/deviceproperties.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee38690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/deviceproperties.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+ "deviceClasses": [ {
+   "deviceType": 
+     { "name": "ExampleDevice",
+       "properties": [ 
+         { "Type": "list",
+           "name": "array_param",
+           "value": ["a","b"] 
+         }, 
+         { "Type": "int",
+           "name": "int_param",
+           "value": 4 
+         }, 
+         { "Type": "boolean",
+           "name": "bool_param",
+           "value": true
+         }, 
+         { "name": "string_param",
+           "value": "Default String"
+         }, 
+         { "name": "string_param2"
+         } 
+       ] 
+     },
+   "path": "Device"
+   }
+ ],
+ "id": "ZenPacks.training.DeviceProperties"
+}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 815bab3..e653d24 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="zpg",
-    version=defaults.get("version", "0.0.1"), # zpg.__version__
+    version=defaults.get("version", "0.0.1"),  # zpg.__version__
     description="ZenPack Generator",
     long_description=open('README.rst').read() + '\n\n' +
     open('HISTORY.rst').read(),
diff --git a/zpg/Component.py b/zpg/Component.py
index c38ef9e..acf499f 100644
--- a/zpg/Component.py
+++ b/zpg/Component.py
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ def lookup(self, zenpack, component_id, create=True):
 
     def addComponentType(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """add a subcomponent"""
-        type_ = '1-1'
-        contained = 'True'
+        type_ = '1-M'
+        contained = True
         if 'zenpack' in kwargs:
             del(kwargs['zenpack'])
         if 'type_' in kwargs:
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ def addComponentType(self, *args, **kwargs):
             del(kwargs['contained'])
         c = Component(self.zenpack, *args, **kwargs)
         self.components[c.id] = c
-        Relationship(self.zenpack, self.id, c.id, type_=type_, contained=contained)
+        Relationship(self.zenpack, self.id, c.id, type_=type_,
+                     contained=contained)
         return c
 
     def updateImports(self):
@@ -371,9 +372,10 @@ def updateImports(self):
                     Types['ToOne'] = 1
                 if 'M-' in relationship.type_:
                     Types['ToMany'] = 1
-        imports = "from Products.ZenRelations.RelSchema import %s" % ", ".join(
-            sorted(Types.keys()))
-        self.imports.append(imports)
+        if len(Types.keys()) > 0:
+            imports = "from Products.ZenRelations.RelSchema import %s" %\
+                      ", ".join(sorted(Types.keys()))
+            self.imports.append(imports)
 
         def f7(seq):
             seen = set()
diff --git a/zpg/Property.py b/zpg/Property.py
index de73369..de15c37 100644
--- a/zpg/Property.py
+++ b/zpg/Property.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import inflect
 from lxml import etree
+import re
 
 plural = inflect.engine().plural
 
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.name = name
         self.names = plural(name)
         self.mode = 'w'
-        self.value = value
         self.detailDisplay = detailDisplay
         self.gridDisplay = gridDisplay
         self.sortable = True
@@ -120,6 +120,27 @@ def value(self, value):
         """Input validation for the value"""
         # Valid values can be implemented later.
         self._value = 'None' if value is None else value
+        if self.type_ == 'list' or self.type_ == 'lines':
+            self._value = []
+            for item in value:
+                if isinstance(item, unicode):
+                    self._value.append(item.encode('utf-8'))
+                else:
+                    self._value.append(item)
+  
+    @property
+    def quoted_value(self):
+        value = self.value
+        if value == 'None':
+            return value
+        if value is not None and self.type_ == 'string':
+            if not value.startswith('\''):
+                value = '\'' + value
+            if len(value) == 1:
+                value = value + '\''
+            if not value.endswith('\''):
+                value = value + '\''
+        return value
 
     def to_objects_xml(self):
         o = etree.Element("property")
diff --git a/zpg/Templates/component.tmpl b/zpg/Templates/component.tmpl
index 21d13fb..7328f73 100644
--- a/zpg/Templates/component.tmpl
+++ b/zpg/Templates/component.tmpl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class ${shortklass}(#echo ', '.join($klassNames)#):
 #if $properties
 #for $key in $properties
 #set $p=$properties[key]
-    $p.id = $p.value
+    $p.id = $p.quoted_value
 #end for
 
     _properties = ()
diff --git a/zpg/_defaults.py b/zpg/_defaults.py
index 6eaec9e..e44b3e8 100644
--- a/zpg/_defaults.py
+++ b/zpg/_defaults.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     'author': 'ZenossLabs <labs@zenoss.com>',
     'author_email': 'labs@zenoss.com',
     'description': 'A tool to assist building zenpacks.',
-    'version': '1.0.9',
+    'version': '1.0.10',
     'license': 'GPLv2',
     'component_classes': [
         'Products.ZenModel.DeviceComponent.DeviceComponent',