Adding or Modifying a Node Type for a User Defined Dimension

When you configure a node type in a Universal application, you specify settings such as whether the node type has a uniqueness qualifier. You can also add existing properties and create custom properties.

To add or modify a node type for a user-defined dimension, you must be on the Node Types for Dimension page. The following list describes the ways to access this page:

• Add or modify a dimension, see Adding, Removing, or Modifying a User Defined Dimension.
• Modify an application, see Modifying a Universal Application.

To add a node type or modify an existing node type, take the following steps:

1. From the Node Types for Dimension page, perform one of the following steps:
   • Add a new node type by clicking Add.
   • Modify an existing node type by clicking its link.
   The Node Types for Dimension page displays.
2. Specify the Node Type Name and optionally a Node Type Description.
3. (Optional) Enter a Node Type Qualifier and then select the Node Type Qualifier Position, see Working with Node Type Qualifiers
4. Click Next.
   A page for adding properties displays.
5. Add or modify node type properties by performing the steps in the following topics:
   • To create a new property, see Creating a Custom Property.
   • To add a property that has been defined for another node type or is in the Core or CoreStats namespace, see Adding an Existing Property to a Node Type for a User Defined Dimension.
   • To modify an existing property, see Modifying a Property for a Node Type in a User Defined Dimension.
6. To change the order of the export file columns for the properties, you must edit the binding keys on the dimension. See Editing Binding Keys.
7. To exclude data for a property from imports and exports, hover the cursor over the row containing the property, then click .

   Note:

   Although the data contained by the property will not be imported and exported, the property is not removed from the node type. This preserves the property data.
8. Click Next.
   The Node Types for Dimension page displays. From this page you can add or modify a node type or finish configuring the dimension.