Creating New Class Attributes

About Creating New Class Attributes

Out-of-the-box you have access to numerous classes with predefined sets of attributes. You may find it necessary, or desirable to incorporate other existing attributes into an existing class, or to add your own new attributes to a class. You can add new attributes to a class using the Data Modeler application of the Administration Desktop. For more information about the Data Modeler in general, refer to CES Data Modeler. For general information about editing the data model, refer to Editing Data Model.

When Creating New Class Attributes

  • You can add String properties, or Number properties.
  • Once you have added your properties or attributes, be sure to save them by clicking the Save CES Data Model button on the TableView Class toolbar and commit the changes to the database by clicking the Commit to Database button on the main toolbar.

How to Create New Class Attributes

This task explains how to create new attributes in an existing class, and then how to view those new attributes.

  1. Log on to the CES Administration Desktop application.

    The CES Administration Desktop window appears.

  2. In the Solutions pad, select Administration Desktop.

    The Applications pad is expanded.

  3. In the Applications pad, select Data Modeler.

    The Browser View window appears.

  4. 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).

  5. 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.

  6. In the Data Modeler, indicate the type of properties to create and how many. After you have entered the desired information, click OK.
     

  7. In the TableView Class, select one of the new properties, click the down arrow, and select Valid Values.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

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

  11. To see the changes you just made in a Webtop or Wintop application, clear the CES Server cache or restart the server.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

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