Changing the Viewpoint Bound to a User Defined Dimension in Universal Applications

You can change the viewpoint bound to a user-defined dimension. Changing the viewpoint bound to a dimension may be necessary if you copied a viewpoint and now want to use the copy for import from and export to the application. When you change the viewpoint, you're informed if the viewpoint that you selected is missing any of the required node type properties or if it contains additional properties.

Considerations

When you change the bound viewpoint for a dimension, you may have additional actions to take to be able to use the selected viewpoint. A message is displayed if there is additional action to take. The additional actions are as follows:

• If the viewpoint being bound uses the same properties, no additional actions are necessary.
• If the viewpoint being bound uses the same node type with different properties, do one of the following:

  • Add the properties to node types for the dimension.

  • Modify the application registration to remove the properties from node types for the dimension.

• If the viewpoint being bound uses a different node type with additional properties, do one of the following:

  • Modify the application registration to add the properties to node types for the dimension.

  • Remove the additional properties from the node types.

For information on:

• Modifying an application's registration, see Modifying a Universal Application.

• Adding properties to a node type, see Adding, Removing, and Configuring a Node Type's Properties.

• Dimensions, see Understanding Dimensions.

For a business scenario that changes the bound viewpoint, see Changing the Bound Viewpoint to Export an Alternate Viewpoint.

To change the viewpoint bound to a dimension:

1. From Applications, find the application containing the dimension.

2. In the application's Actions column, click , then select Inspect.

3. Select Dimensions and then click the name of the dimension for which you want to change the bound viewpoint.

   The dimension's inspector displays.

4. Click Edit.

5. From View, select the view containing the viewpoint you want to bind to the dimension, and then select the viewpoint.

   Tip:

   If the viewpoint that you want to select is not displayed, ensure that the hierarchy set and the application registration have the same setting for Allow Shared Nodes.

6. Click Save.