Manage Attributes
- Last UpdatedMay 10, 2023
- 6 minute read
From the Manager pane of the Admin Tool, you can manage the following aspects of the Attributes:
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Attribute Templates
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Template Attributes
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Edit Object Attributes
Creating Attribute Templates
Using the Create Template button in the Attribute Templates pane, you can create an Attribute Template for a Class. The Create Template button remains disabled, until you select a valid Class for which, you want to create an Attribute Template. The Attribute Template created for a selected Class adopts the same Class name, and replaces the inherited Template.
To create Attribute Templates:
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Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.
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Select a Class in the Class Library.
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In the Manager pane, select the
icon to expand the Attributes node, and then select Template Attributes.
The Template Attributes pane opens in a new tab.
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Select the Create Template button at the left-bottom.
An Attribute Template for the selected Class is created, and displayed in the Attribute Templates pane.
Adding an Attribute
Until you add an Attribute to a Class that has no pre-defined attributes, it adopts the attributes inherited from its Parent Class.
To add an Attribute:
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Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.
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Select a Class in the Class Library.
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In the Manager pane, select the
icon to expand the Attributes node, and then select Template Attributes.
The Template Attributes pane opens in a new tab, displaying a list of the Available Attributes in the right pane.
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Go to the Available Attributes pane, and select the Attribute you want to add to the Template.
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To add the selected Attribute to the Attribute Template, select
at the left of the Available Attributes pane.
Note: The Objects subsequently created from Classes with this Attribute Template will inherit an extra Attribute. You must create an extra Attribute for a Class, if a suitable Attribute is not already available in the Available Attributes list.
Removing an Attribute
To remove an Attribute:
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Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.
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Select a Class in the Class Library.
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In the Manager pane, select the
icon to expand the Attributes node, and then select Template Attributes.
The Template Attributes pane opens in a new tab, displaying a list of the Available Attributes in the right pane.
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To remove the Attribute from the Attribute Template, select the Attribute in Available Attributes pane.
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Go to the Attribute Templates pane, and select the Template from which you want to remove the Attribute you added.
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Select
at the right of the Attribute Templates pane.
A message confirming if you want to remove the attribute appears.
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Select Yes or No.
Searching an Attribute
To search an Attribute:
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Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.
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Select a Class in the Class Library.
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In the Manager pane, select the
icon to expand the Attributes node, and then select Template Attributes.
The Template Attributes pane opens in a new tab, displaying a list of the Available Attributes in the right pane.
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In the Available Attributes pane at the right, go to the box at the bottom, and type all or a part of an Attribute name.
Note: Wildcard search is supported. Wildcard characters are database-dependent, but Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) use the same wildcard conventions.
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Press Enter.
Deleting Attribute Template
If you delete an Attribute Template, the Objects subsequently created from Classes will not have attributes of the deleted Template. However, the existing Objects will continue to have the same Attributes as earlier.
To delete Attribute Template:
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Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.
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Select a Class in the Class Library.
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In the Manager pane, select the
icon to expand the Attributes node, and then select Template Attributes.
The Template Attributes pane opens in a new tab.
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Select an Attribute Template, and then select the Delete Template button at the bottom.
The selected Attribute Template is deleted.
A message confirming if you want to remove the attribute appears.
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Select Yes or No.
Setting Template Attribute Values
A Generic Object Template is assigned to all objects that do not have attributes in their Class definition. Typically, the Generic Object Template will have only one level below in its hierarchy. The Generic Object Templates names match the Class names with the same attributes. By selecting templates from the Attribute Templates pane, you can set values of that Object template attributes.
To set Template Attribute values:
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Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.
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Select a Class in the Class Library.
All the Objects associated to the selected Class appears in the Objects of Class pane.
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In the Manager pane, select the
icon to expand the Attributes node, and then select Attribute Template.
The pre-defined attribute templates are displayed.
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In the Attribute Templates pane, select the
icon to expand the Attribute Template node, and select a Template.
A table listing the attributes assigned to that template appears in the Template Attributes pane.
Note: The Catalogue name of the selected Template appears in the Cat: box at the top of the Attribute Templates pane. The Template name and number appears in the boxes at the top of the Template Attributes pane.
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To set or edit the Template Attribute values, select inside the table cells, and enter the value.
Editing Object Attributes
To edit Object Attributes:
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Go to the Class pane in the Admin Tool.
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Select a Class in the Class Library.
All the Objects associated to the selected Class appears in the Objects of Class pane.
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In the Objects of Class pane, select an Object.
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In the Manager pane, select the
icon to expand the Attributes node, and then select Edit Object Attributes.
The Edit Object Attributes page opens in a new tab, displaying the Object Attributes.
Note: The Edit Object Attributes page displays data, only if you have created Template Attributes for a Class.
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To edit the Object Attribute value, double-click the cells in the Value column, and type the value.
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Press Enter.
