Edit or rename attributes
See About attributes .
See Understanding the attribute management view.
To edit attributes
Not all attribute details can be modified. For example, System Attribute details cannot be modified, but the list of values (LOV) assigned to them can be changed. The Domain can also restrict who can modify attributes. Attributes that can be fully modified are displayed in the Portal in bold.
If the user-defined attribute was created within your Domain, the attribute name, values, and description can all be modified. Most environments have only a single Domain. However, for multi-tenancy environments, where a hierarchy of Domains is used to partition data, you are not permitted to modify attribute names in child Domains. You can modify the inheritance flag and the list of values of an attribute that was inherited from a parent.
Note that when you modify the name, a validation check is made to ensure that the name you enter does not conflict with an existing attribute in your Domain hierarchy.
- Select Admin > Advanced > Attributes.
- (Multi-tenancy/multi-domain environments) From the drop-down list, select the Domain in which the attribute resides.
- Select the attribute. Bold attribute names indicate that the attribute can be fully edited.
- Click Edit.
- Modify the name and/or description.
- Modify the Attribute Values. These must be comma-separated and unique. They are case-insensitive. The order in which you enter the values, is the order they are listed for selection in the portal.
For example, if you enter the values Santa Cruz, Capitola, Soquel and Aptos for the Location attribute, that is how they are listed for selection when you assign them in the Report Scope. This natural order is determined when you create the values. You can choose to have the values alphabetically sorted.
Note:
Attribute values can also updated using the Import Host Attribute function available from the Inventory.
- Click Sort to alphabetically sort the values when displayed in the Portal. Attributes and values are displayed in:
The Inventory.
Report Scope.
Object Maintenance.
Note:
For System Attributes, only the list of values and the Allow Inheritance flag can be modified. For attributes inherited from a parent, you can modify only the list of values and the inheritance flag. You are not permitted to modify attribute names in child Domains.
See System attributes.
- Specify the Attribute Category based on the description below. This option is visible provided Attribute Authorization privilege is enabled for you.
Authorization Visible: Ensures the attribute is visible for authorization in the attribute list for objects and it is visible in the scope picker to narrow the scope of the report like other attributes.
Authorization Hidden: Ensures the attribute visible only for authorization in the attribute list for objects.
- Select objects from Authorization Objects. The authorization attributes will be assigned to the selected objects.
- In the Edit Attribute dialog, click Save.
