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Tagging Data Elements as Characteristics

You can identify a data element as a characteristic using Design Studio tags. When modeling specifications, you can filter entities to display only those data elements tagged as characteristics.

To tag data elements as characteristics:

1. From the Solution view, double-click a Data Schema entity.

   The Data Schema entity appears in the Data Schema editor.

2. In the Dictionary area, select the data element that you want to tag as a characteristic.

   The data element subtabs appear in the Elements area.

3. Click the Tags subtab.

4. Click Add.

   The Tag Selection dialog box appears.

5. Select Characteristic and click OK.

6. (Optional) Select a tag and click Remove to delete the association.

7. From the File menu, select Save.

Related Topics

Creating Characteristics

Modeling Data