How can you edit custom attributes.

[former_member204223]

Hi All,

In the IS Admin guide on page 54. It states that the Metadata Management Data Stewart can Create custom attributes and edit values of custom attributes.

I've added myself to this group and only get the option to delete or add. There is no edit option.

Is this a misprint or am I missing something?

Thanks,

BW

[former_member187605 · Accepted solution]

You can update the Label and Description properties of a Custom Attribute by simply typing in the field.

You can edit the Valid Values property only by adding or removing individual vales to and from the list. It's not possible to edit the individual values themselves.

[former_member204223 · Accepted solution]

Thanks Dirk & Dhareppa

So this is a misleading statement at the most. The wording gives you the thought that you can edit Custom Attributes after they have been created. So if you have a CA named Material and want to change it to Material (MATL). You have to delete and create. The problem is this. If you do this, Does the rule that had Material in it automatically pickup the new Material (MATL) name? I'm assuming you'd need to go into every rule and change it manually and go through the whole approval process again for each rule.

Thanks,

BW

[former_member187605 · Accepted solution]

You are absolutely right, the CA name cannot be changed. This is because the name is used as Primary Key of the CA, and you typically cannot update a PK value. That would invalidate all Foreign Key links, with the same naughty side-effect as you've just described.

[former_member204223 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the input Dirk

[former_member655569]

Could be misprint. There is no option to modify existing values.