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Log on to the CES Administration Desktop
application.
The CES Administration Desktop window appears.
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In the Solutions pad, select Administration
Desktop.
The Applications pad is expanded.
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In the Applications
pad, select Data Modeler.
The Browser View window appears.

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Find an existing class in the
Supplemental Information
hierarchy. For this example, we are using the
Parts Only class. Right-click
the selected class and select Edit
Element(s).

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The TableView Class
pane displays the properties associated with the selected class. By
default, the class-specific properties are displayed. If you wish to
view all properties, included the inherited properties, check the
Show Inherited box. To
add one or more properties, click the
Create Property(s) button in the toolbar.

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In the Data Modeler,
indicate the type of properties to create and how many. After you
have entered the desired information, click
OK.
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In the TableView Class,
select one of the new properties, click the down arrow, and select
Valid Values.

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Using the Valid Values, assign a
Class Property
Label for each new property. Scroll over and provide any other
information as desired. Once you have entered all the necessary
information, click Save CES Data Model
to save the changes to the database.

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In the Applications
pad, select Power Search.
Find the class to which you just added the attributes. Select the
class and click Go to Search.

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On the Power Search
View tab you can see that your new attributes have
been added to the class.

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To see the changes you just made in a Webtop or
Wintop application, clear the CES Server cache or restart the
server.
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In your VPM Lifecycle
Navigator WEB product, do a category search on the
category you just modified. The newly added attributes are visible
in the Advanced Access
window.

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Now, enter any criteria you wish and click
Search. In the
Search Results
window, select one entry, right-click and select
Properties. The
following window appears. Notice that the new attributes you
added are visible here.

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Finally, in the
Properties window, click the
Edit button. The
Edit Items window appears.
Make changes to the new attributes and click
Save.
