Creating Characteristics from the Network Integrity Specification Editor

To create characteristics from the Specification editor:

1. On the Specification editor Characteristics tab for a Network Integrity specification, right-click the data tree area and select Add Characteristic.

   The Create and Add Characteristic dialog box appears.

2. Do the following:

   • From the Primitive Type list, select the data type for the characteristic.

     Depending on the data type you select, some fields may not appear.

   • In the Name field, enter the name for the characteristic.

   • In the Display Name field, enter the display name for the characteristic.

     The display name is the name of the input field in the Network Integrity UI.

   • In the Multiplicity field, specify whether the characteristic is required.

     Do not select Range.

   • In the Length area, use the Maximum and Minimum fields to specify the length for string data types. Select the Unbounded check box to not set an explicit maximum value.

   • (Optional) In the Default field, enter a default value.

3. Click Finish.

   Design Studio creates the data element in the data schema as a characteristic and adds the new characteristic to the Specification editor Characteristics tab.

4. Configure the characteristic.

   See "Creating Characteristics" in the Modeling Inventory Help for more information.