1. Using Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace
  2. Create a New Variant for an Existing Document Type

Create a New Variant for an Existing Document Type

Use Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace extension to create new document type variants in an offline mode.

  1. In the DOCUMENT TYPES panel, select the document type, right-click and select OITT: Add New Document Type Variant.

  2. Select Don't Clone to create empty variant, enter a unique name and ID and then press Enter.
    Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace creates a new document type variant with all the template files.
  3. For the new empty document type variant:
    • Define JSON Schema from scratch or copy and paste from an existing document type.
    • Modify Metadata Template mappings or type {{#md:metadataDocument}} and press Enter. A template is added in to the editor pane. You can modify the template based on your requirement.
    • Either modify the existing Simulation Templates or right-click Simulation Template and then click Generate.

      An empty simulation template will be generated with all the details that you can modify as per requirement.

    • Modify or create a new Presentation Template.
  4. After you define the structure, right-click and select OITT: Upload Document Type Variant to upload it to the Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace instance.
  5. Select Keep if the document is new or you do not want to overwrite an existing document.
  6. Select Overwrite to save changes over existing document.
  7. To verify if the new variant is successfully added to the selected document type, you can:
    • Login to the Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace instance.
    • Click Menu () and then click Configuration.
    • Click Document Types ().
    • On the Configuration : Document Types dashboard, from the left panel, select the document type to view the uploaded variant.
    • You can also modify the document definitions on the server and download the updated version. Right-click the newly added variant and select OITT: Download Document Type Variant.
  8. Right-click the newly added document type variant and select OITT: Remove Document Type Variant to delete it from the document list.
  9. Click Yes and then Confirm to delete the selected document type.

Results:

The following animation shows steps to create a new document variant from an existing document type: