Claim Elements to Local Claims

To claim elements to a local claim:

• select the elements in a list and click Claim in the Records group of the Home tab. From the menu that is then displayed, click Claim:

  

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• select the elements in a list and then right-click and select the Claim option from the menu that is then displayed, or

• in the Engineering tab of the Database Explorer (see Explore the Database), right-click on an element, group or world and select the Claim option from the menu that is then displayed.

The Claim Records window is then displayed:

The window lists the attribute groups associated with the selected elements, and the columns in each attribute group.

To claim an attribute group to a local claim, ensure the appropriate Select checkbox is checked (this is the default setting).

Click OK. The selected elements/attribute groups are then claimed to form a local claim.

If a selected element or attribute group has already been claimed by another user, the claim will fail. An error message will be issued explaining why.