Inspecting a Node Type
From the node type inspector, you can view and edit information about a node type. For more information, see Working with Node Types.
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From Node Types scroll to the node type that you want to inspect, click in the Actions columns, and then select Inspect.
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Select from the options available on these tabs:
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General—Displays information on the application, dimension, status, class, and binding status of the node type. See Binding Status.
Click Edit to perform any of these actions on the node type:
- Change the name, description and status, see Understanding the Lifecycle of Data Objects and the Data Chain.
- Add or modify a node type qualifier, see Working with Node Type Qualifiers.
- Select Combination Node Type to designate a node type that represents a combination of values from multiple other node types. Combination node types are noted in the Record Count Log report, see Record Count Log Report.
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Properties—Add or remove properties from the node type, set properties as required or not, and reorder the properties in the displayed list, see Adding, Removing, and Configuring a Node Type's Properties.
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Converters—Create node type converters to convert one node type to another node type, see Working with Node Type Converters.
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Validations: Add custom business logic to enforce data rules for the node type by creating custom validations. See Working with Custom Validations
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Data Chain—Provides a clickable graphic so that you can see the hierarchy sets (if applicable), node sets, and viewpoints referenced by the node type.
- Permissions—Set up user and group permissions for the node type, see Working with Permissions.
- Policies—Configure an approval policy for the node type, see Configuring Policies.
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