Data attributes
A data attribute represents a property of a data domain and may be restricted by a range (in terms of a reference object or a data domain).
Data attributes may be computed dynamically.
Add data attributes
Data attributes are specified in a data domain model in the subpanel of a data domain.
A new data attribute is added by clicking the icon "+" (or by selecting "Add Attribute..." in the menu).
It is mandatory to assign a label to the data attribute. In addition, an order and a title can be specified. A range (in terms of a reference object or a data domain) may be defined, if required.
Data domains can be nested, if a data attribute has a range that defines further attributes. Nested data attributes can be expanded and collapsed in the user interface.
The data attribute of a data domain may have the data domain itself as its range (direct recursion). Both direct and indirect recursions are supported.
Clicking "Add" creates the data attribute.
Data attributes can also be created by duplicating other data attributes.
Edit data attributes
Quick edit
A data attribute is edited in the subpanel of the data domain, by clicking the edit icon (or by selecting "Edit Attribute" in the menu) next to the data 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.
A data attribute can be deleted in the subpanel of the data domain, by selecting "Delete Attribute" in the menu next to the data attribute.
Detailed edit
A data attribute is edited in the main panel of the data 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.
A data attribute can be deleted in the main panel of the data attribute, by selecting "Delete Attribute" in the menu.
Edit computation
The computation can be edited in the main panel of the data attribute, by clicking the tab "Computation" and the edit icon (or by selecting "Edit Computation" in the menu).
Clicking "Save" applies the changes.
Order data attributes
The sorting of the data attributes is determined by their order (if present). This order can be assigned manually during editing. Alternatively, in the subpanel of the data domain, it is possible to arrange the data attributes and assign their order automatically.
Selecting "Order Attributes..." in the menu opens a dialog, where the data 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.