Use attribute type in other objects

If you want to make attributes available in other object types, proceed as follows.

Prerequisite

Procedure

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

  2. Click Attribute types.

  3. 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.

  4. Click Used in object types to select the object types in which you want to provide the attribute type as an object attribute. The Show only types assigned view displays all locked model types. Locked items # Locked items are mandatory items. That means that you cannot remove or modify them.

  5. Select the Show all view.

  6. To assign the required object types,Selected items enable the controls in the Assigned column.

    Use the Filter filter to quickly find object types or sort the columns. If you are looking for object types you configured, filter the list using the User-defined keyword. If you click a header, the column entries are sorted.

  7. Click Assign # s_icon_conn_assign.png Assign. In the Show only types assigned view, all selected object types are listed and shown as Assigned items assigned.

  8. Check the assignment. Click Remove assignment # s_icon_conn_remove_assignment.png Remove to delete selected attributes from the attribute type.

  9. If the assignment is OK, click Apply.

The selected attribute type is available in objects of the selected types.