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Adding a New Characteristic to Configuration Items

You can create new characteristics to add to a configuration item.

To add a new characteristic to configuration items:

1. In the Solution view, double-click any entity configuration specification.

   The entity Configuration Specification editor opens.

2. Click the Details tab.

3. In the Details tab data tree area, right-click a configuration item and select Add Characteristic.

   The Create and Add Characteristic dialog box appears. See "Create and Add Characteristic Data Element Dialog Box" for more information.

4. Click Finish.

   The characteristic is added to the configuration item in the Details tab data tree.

5. In the Details tab data tree, select the characteristic.

6. In the Details tab subtabs, define the attribute information for the characteristic.

   See "Design Studio Common Editor Tabs" for more information about the fields on these subtabs.

7. From the File menu, select Save.

Related Topics

Adding Existing Characteristics to Configuration Items

Configuration Specification Editor