Use other attributes in connection types

If you want to change the set of attributes that users can see or specify, proceed as follows.

Prerequisite

Procedure

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

  2. Click Conventions.

  3. Click Connection 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 Attributes to select the attribute types that you want to make available for this connection type. The Show only types assigned view displays all locked attributes. Locked items # Locked items are mandatory items. That means that you cannot remove or modify them.

  6. Select the Show all view.

  7. To assign the required attributes,Selected items enable the controls in the Assigned column.

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

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

  9. Check the assignment. Click Remove assignment # s_icon_conn_remove_assignment.png Remove to delete selected attributes from the connection type.

  10. If the assignment is OK, click Apply.

All selected attribute types are available for connections of this type..