Attributes
An attribute represents a property of a business object and may be restricted by a range (in terms of a reference object, a data domain, or a business object).
Attributes may be computed dynamically.
Add attributes
Attributes are specified in a business data model in the subpanel of a business object.
A new attribute is added by clicking the tab "Attributes" and the icon "+" (or by selecting "Add Attribute..." in the menu).
It is mandatory to assign a label to the attribute. In addition, an order and a title can be specified. A range (in terms of a reference object, a data domain, or a business object) may be defined, if required.
Business objects can be nested, if an attribute has a range that defines further attributes. Nested attributes can be expanded and collapsed in the user interface.
The attribute of a business object may have the business object itself as its range (direct recursion). Both direct and indirect recursions are supported.
Clicking "Add" creates the attribute.
Attributes can also be created by duplicating other attributes.
Edit attributes
Quick edit
An attribute is edited in the subpanel of the business object, by clicking the edit icon (or by selecting "Edit Attribute" in the menu) next to the attribute.
The quick edit mode allows the modification of the most frequently used input fields.
The icons in the lower left corner of the edit view allow further settings to be made:
- Clicking
marks the element as favorite. - Clicking
marks the element as locked. - Clicking
marks the element as read-only.
Clicking "Save" applies the changes.
An attribute can be deleted in the subpanel of the business object, by selecting "Delete Attribute" in the menu next to the attribute.
Detailed edit
An attribute is edited in the main panel of the attribute, by clicking the tab "Attribute" and the edit icon (or by selecting "Edit Attribute" in the menu).
The detailed edit mode allows the modification of all standard input fields. Additional, customer-specific fields can be added using annotations and will then also appear in the edit mode.
The icons in the lower left corner of the edit view allow further settings to be made:
- Clicking marks the element as favorite.
- Clicking marks the element as locked.
- Clicking marks the element as read-only.
Clicking "Save" applies the changes.
An attribute can be deleted in the main panel of the attribute, by selecting "Delete Attribute" in the menu.
Edit computation
The computation can be edited in the main panel of the attribute, by clicking the tab "Computation" and the edit icon (or by selecting "Edit Computation" in the menu).
Clicking "Save" applies the changes.
Order attributes
The sorting of the attributes is determined by their order (if present). This order can be assigned manually during editing. Alternatively, in the subpanel of the business object, it is possible to arrange the attributes and assign their order automatically.
Selecting "Order Attributes..." in the menu opens a dialog, where the attributes can be rearranged with the mouse using "drag and drop".
Clicking "Save" applies the changes and reassigns the order automatically.
If required, it is possible to specify that automatic ordering should start at a certain number.