Manage Objects

From the Manager pane of the Admin Tool, you can perform the following operations with the Objects:

• Creating Objects

• Editing Objects

• Editing Object ID

• Editing Object Aliases

• Creating Object Aliases

• Deleting selected Object Tag

• Copying Objects and Associations

Creating Objects

To create Objects:

1. Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.

2. Select a Class in the Class Library.

3. In the Manager pane, select the icon to expand the Objects node, and then select Create Object.

   The Create Object pane opens in a new tab, with the selected Class's Class ID populated in the box.

4. Enter the values in the respective boxes:

   In the box for	Enter a value
   ID	A unique identifier for the new Object.
   Revision	The version of the new Object (Optional)
   Descriptive Name	A name that describes the new Object
   Context	Selecting any Object ID in the Object of Class pane, populates the value in the Context box. (For example, IPE)

5. Select the Create New Object button.

Editing Objects

To edit Object:

6. Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.

7. Select to select a Class in the Class Library.

   All the Objects associated to the selected Class appears in the Objects of Class pane.

8. In the Objects of Class pane, select an Object.

9. In the Manager pane, select the icon to expand the Objects node, and then select Edit Object.

   

   The Selected Object Settings pane opens, with the selected Object's value populated in the respective boxes.

   

10. To delete the selected Object, select the Delete Object button.

    A confirmation message for deletion appears.

    Note: Deleting an Object will delete all the Associations of that Object.

11. To delete the selected Object and all the Objects, following a specific association type, select the Deep Delete button.

    

12. In the Deep Delete pane, go to the Association Types panel, and then select an Association Type.

13. Select the Deep Delete button.

    A confirmation message for Deep Delete appears.

    If confirmed, the selected Object and all the Objects following the Association Type you have chosen are deleted, and the Edit Object tab closes.

Reclassifying Objects

To reclassify Objects:

14. Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.

15. Select a Class in the Class Library.

    All the Objects associated to the selected Class appears in the Objects of Class pane.

16. In the Objects of Class pane, select an Object.

17. In the Manager pane, select the icon to expand the Objects node, and then select Edit Object.

    

    The Selected Object Settings pane opens, with the selected Object's value populated in the respective boxes.

18. At the left-bottom of the Manager pane, select the Classification arrow.

    

19. In the expanded pane, select one of the following:

    To	Select	Impact of this classification will be
    Add Essential Classification	Essential	The Association list will include the new classification. An instance of the Object will be created under the new Class.
    Add Incidental Classification	Incidental	The Association list will include the new classification. An instance of the Object will be created under the new class.
    Reclassify Object	Recreate using New Class	The Object will be highlighted under the new Class. Removes any essential or incidental classification done for the same Object. The following are copied for the new Class: Relevant Attribute values Associations to other Objects as allowed by the New Class's Permissible Associations.

    

20. Select in the New Class box, go to the Class Library pane, and select a new Class.

    The selected Class is populated in the New Class box.

21. Select Classify.

Modifying Object Lifecycle

To modify Object lifecycle:

22. Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.

23. Select a Class in the Class Library.

    All the Objects associated to the selected Class appears in the Objects of Class pane.

24. In the Objects of Class pane, select an Object.

25. In the Manager pane, click the icon to expand the Objects node, and then select Edit Object.

    

    The Selected Object Settings pane opens, with the selected Object's value populated in the respective boxes.

26. At the left-bottom of the Manager pane, select the Lifecycle arrow.

    

    The Lifecycle Groups and their status are listed.

27. To modify the Lifecycle Group status, double-click on the status.

    

28. To change the values, select the fields, and then select Apply Changes.

    

    The modified values are saved.

Editing Object ID

To edit Object ID:

29. Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.

30. Select a Class in the Class Library.

    All the Objects associated to the selected Class appears in the Objects of Class pane.

31. In the Objects of Class pane, select an Object.

32. In the Manager pane, select the icon to expand the Objects node, and then select Edit Object ID.

33. In the Edit Object ID pane, edit the value in the ID box.

    Note: The edited Object ID must be unique with respect to the Context displayed. If the Context is blank, the ID must be globally unique.

    

34. In the Context box, edit the value, and then select Edit Object.

Creating Object Aliases

To create Object aliases:

35. In the Object Aliases pane, double-click in the last entry in the table.

36. In the Revision and Descriptive Name boxes, enter the values.

37. If a Context is required, go to the Object of Class pane, and then select an Object.

38. To complete the action, select away from the record.

Editing Object Aliases

To edit Object aliases:

39. Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.

40. Select a Class in the Class Library.

    All the Objects associated to the selected Class appears in the Objects of Class pane.

41. In the Objects of Class pane, select an Object.

42. In the Manager pane, select the icon to expand the Objects node, and then select Object Aliases.

    The Object Aliases pane lists all the identifiers (aliases) of the Object, and the attributes values, if any.

43. To edit the attribute values, select in the respective boxes, and then type the values.

44. To select the main ID of the Object, select its check box in the main column.

    Note: You can modify only the Descriptive Name for the existing tags.

45. To modify the Descriptive Name, double-click in the box, and then enter the value.

46. To save the changes, press the Enter key.

Deleting Selected Object Tag

To delete selected Object tag:

47. In the Object Aliases pane, select the check box for the ID you want to delete.

48. Select the Delete Selected Object Tag button.

    A confirmation message appears.

    Note: If the identifier selected is currently the main identifier, another identifier will be assigned this role. If the identifier is the last remaining or only ID for this Object, the Object along with all its Associations will be deleted.

Copying Object and Associations

To copy an Object and Associations:

49. Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.

50. Select a Class in the Class Library.

51. In the Manager pane, select the icon to expand the Objects node, and then select Copy Object and Associations.

    The Copy Object pane opens, displaying the details of the selected Object in the top section.

52. In the Copy Object pane, go to the New Object section, and enter an ID for the new Object.

53. If a Context is required, enter a value at the prompt.

54. To copy the details of the currently selected Object to a newly created Object, select the Copy Object button.

    Important: Only Objects and Association within the same Class can be copied. For example, If 'CIVI-15D-DK' Object belongs to Class 'Area', after performing a copy of 'CIVI-15D-DK', the new object will be created under class 'Area' only (that is, the newly copied object will be copied to the original Object Class).