Assign attribute symbols

Specify to display different symbols for the values if the symbols are placed in models. You cannot specify symbols for attribute types of the Default (not configurable) type.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Click Application launcher Application launcher > Administration Administration. The Configuration Configuration view is shown.

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Attribute types.

  4. Click the entry that you want to change. You cannot modify entries of the Default (not configurable) type. Use the Filter filter to find a list entry.

  5. Click Values & Symbols. The following steps depend on the data type of the selected attribute.

    If you selected an attribute that does not use the Value data type, you can specify two symbols that users can place in models. If placed the symbols indicate whether an attribute is specified or not.

    1. To select a symbol, click Change.

    2. Selected items Select the attribute symbol from the list and click Use symbol.

      Use the Filter filter to find a list entry. If you are looking for attribute symbols you configured, filter the list using the User-defined keyword. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

    3. Selected items Select the attribute symbol from the list and click Use symbol.

    4. Select the second symbol if required. To remove symbols from selected values, click Change > Use no symbol.

      If you selected an attribute type of the Value data type, all values are listed in the current language. Use the <Is not set> value to place a symbol indicating that this attribute is not specified if required.

    5. Selected items Select a value and click Assign symbol Assign symbol.

    6. Selected items Select the attribute symbol from the list and click Use symbol.

      Use the Filter filter to find a list entry. If you are looking for attribute symbols you configured, filter the list using the User-defined keyword. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

    7. Check the listed values. To remove symbols from selected values, click Assign symbol Assign symbol > Use no symbol.

  6. If the values are OK, click Apply.

The attribute symbols are assigned to values.