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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1. From Node Types scroll to the node type that you want to inspect, click in the Actions columns, and then select Inspect.

2. Select from the options available on these tabs:

   • 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.

   • 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.

   • Converters—Create node type converters to convert one node type to another node type, see Working with Node Type Converters.

     Note:

     For help with building expressions in node type converters, see Using Expressions to Define Custom Business Logic.

   • Validations: Add custom business logic to enforce data rules for the node type by creating custom validations. See Working with Custom Validations

   • 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.