Creating Object Type Properties

Use the Setup Objects Types under Administer IBM Information Catalog to create an object type and specify its properties. An object type shows a category of business information, for example, a Interactive Reporting document or an image. An object type property describes an attribute of the object type, for example, its name or data type.

Once an object type has been created, you cannot modify its existing properties or add new properties. You can, however, delete the entire object type, but not the individual properties of a selected object type.

  To set up the BQY object type and properties:

  1. Choose File, then Administer IBM Information Catalog.

    The Connect To Information Catalog Repository dialog box is displayed.

  2. Type your user identification in the User field.

  3. Type your password in the Password field.

  4. Type the ODBC data source name in the Database Alias field if it is different than the default database alias value.

  5. Click OK.

    The Administer Information Catalog dialog box is displayed.

  6. Click the Setup Object Types tab.

  7. In the Object Type drop-down box select Interactive Reporting document.

  8. In the Name field, type the name of the property that you want to associate with the object type.

  9. In the Short Name field, type an abbreviated version of the property name.

  10. In the Datatype list, select the data type classification of the property (for example, character-based) from the drop-down list box.

  11. In the Length field, type the maximum length character of the property.

  12. To require that the property be completed when a user registers a document, click the Entry Required check box.

  13. To add the object type property to the Properties for Object Type list box, click Set.

  14. Repeat Step 8 through Step 12 for each property that you want to associate with the selected object type.

  15. To create the object type, click Create Object Type.