Create Custom Attributes
Create custom attributes for all the types of documents you expect to receive; attributes are not associated with a specific document type. Later, when you define your document types, you will specify the attributes to use as criteria and to extract.
To create custom attributes
1. In My webMethods: Administration > Integration > B2B > Document Types Administration > Document Attributes.
2. In the Document Attributes Search Result panel, do one of the following:
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To create a custom attribute by providing new information, click
Add.
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To create a custom attribute by copying an existing attribute and modifying it, click
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in the row for the attribute to copy.
3. Give the attribute a unique name and, optionally, a description, and specify the attribute’s data type. Then click OK.
Note: | There are certain words reserved in Trading Networks that you need to avoid while creating custom attributes because they might be a part of system attributes, database columns, to name a few. Few words that you must avoid include DocID, DocTimestamp, TypeName, SenderID, SenderCorp, SenderUnit, ReceiverID, ReceiverCorp, ReceiverUnit, RoutingStatus, UserStatus, NativeID, GroupID, ConversationID, Comments, SenderProfileGroup, ReceiverProfileGroup, DocTypeID, NS Name. |