Creating a custom attribute type

All license editions allow to edit custom attributes from the Manage Metamodel page.

Before you begin

You have been assigned a global role with the Application Administration capability.

Go to MANAGE > Metamodel then click START EDITING.
In the Attribute Types panel, click Add.
Enter a name and a description then click OK.
The attribute name must be unique in the entire repository.

Edit or configure the following fields as necessary.

Field	Description
Name	Enter a name.
Description	Enter a description.
Editors	Optionally, select one or more users or groups which can edit the attribute values of this type.
Datatype	Select the data type from the drop-down list. Attributes of this type will conform to and be validated against the selected data type.
Default value/Possible values	Type in a default value or possible values. It is the value assigned by default when an attribute of this type is instantiated.
Package	Select a package that the attribute type is a member of. The Default package is assigned by default.

You can now define business objects by assigning them attribute types.

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