Manage User-defined data types
- Last UpdatedJun 04, 2025
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You can perform basic management operations in addition to operations to create and update UDTs described in the preceding topics.
Delete a member
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Right-click the member that you want to delete, and select Delete from the context menu. You can also select the Delete icon present on the toolbar to delete the member. Use the Ctrl key to select multiple members.
Delete a data type, a derived data type, or an instance
Right-click the data type, derived data type, or an instance and select Delete from the context menu, or select the Delete icon on the toolbar.This deletes the data type and all its members.

Note: You cannot delete a data type unless you delete the instances and derived data types under it.
Duplicate a data type
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In the User defined type pane, right-click the base data type and select Duplicate from the context menu. A copy of the base data type with all its members is created.

Note: You can only duplicate data types and derived data types. You cannot duplicate instances and members.
Add location attributes
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Open the User defined type pane.
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Highlight the data type or derived data type, and then select Add location
icon on the toolbar.
New attributes for Latitude and Longitude are added to the data type or derived data type. For more information on using location attributes, see the MapApp topic later in this section.