Setting Up Object Types

Use the Set Up Object Types tab to set up object types and their properties (see Table 246) An object type shows a category of business information, for example, a document or an image. An object type property describes an attribute of the object type, for example, its name or data type.

Note:

You can create and delete only the Interactive Reporting document object types and properties through the Interactive Reporting Setup Object Types features. For more information, see Creating Object Type Properties.

Table 246. Object Types and Properties

Field	Description
Object Type	Interactive Reporting document object types.
Name	Name of the property that you want to associate with the object type.
Short Name	Short name of the property that you want to associate with the object type.
Datatype	Data type of the property.
Length	Length of the property.
Entry Required	Requires a user to select a property when registering a document to the DataGuide repository.
Set	Adds a new object type property to the Properties for Object Type list. If an object type has already been created, this button is unavailable.
Remove	Removes a new object type property from the Properties For Object Type list. If an object type has already been created, this button is unavailable. Once an object type has been created, you cannot remove its properties; the entire object type must be deleted.
Properties For Object Type	Properties defined for the object type. To show the entire definition for a property, click a property in the list.
Create Object Type	Creates an Interactive Reporting document (BQY) object type. Once an object type has been created, you cannot modify its existing properties or add new properties.
Delete Object Type	Deletes an Interactive Reporting document (BQY) object type. You cannot delete the individual properties of a selected object type.
Clear	Clears the definition fields of a property.