Assign attributes to an operation

An attribute is an additional user-defined property that provides additional information about the operation.

You must first create operation attributes in the Attributes module so that they can be assigned to a standard operation. For more information on creating attributes, see Attributes.

An attribute that is assigned to an operation changes to an attribute on a job created from an operation if there is a corresponding job attribute. Attributes are not used directly in a process but can be used to sort and search a work queue.

Assign an attribute to an operation

1. Select the operation.

2. Go to the Attributes tab.

3. Do one of the following:

   • Right-click in the tab and on the context menu click Add.

   • On the ribbon, go to the Current View tab and click Add Attributes.

   The Add attributes dialog box appears. Operation attributes that have not been assigned to this operation are listed.

4. Select the attributes to assign to the operation and click OK.

   The selected attributes are added to the Attributes tab.

5. In each attribute's Properties window, complete the Value and Notes as needed.

6. Save the changes.