Adding Configuration Items

Configuration items enable you to create a hierarchy of items within a configuration.

To add configuration items:

1. In the Studio Projects view, double-click any entity configuration specification to open it in an entity Configuration Specification editor.

2. Click the Details tab.

3. In the Details tab data tree area, do one of the following:

   • Right-click a configuration item that will be the parent of the new configuration item in the hierarchy.

   • Right-click in the white space to add a configuration item at the top level.

4. Select Configuration Items, then select Add Item.

   The Create Configuration Item dialog box appears.

5. Enter a name for the configuration item, then click OK.

   The new configuration item appears in the Details tab data tree area.

6. Select the new configuration item.

7. On the Details tab Details subtab, select minimum and maximum quantities in the Multiplicity fields.

   Set the Minimum field to a non-zero value to indicate that the configuration item is required in the configuration and that the specified number of items will be created automatically in UIM when an instance of the configuration is created.

   See “Details Tab" for more information about the fields on this subtab.

8. Add characteristics to the configuration item.

   See "Adding Characteristics to Configuration Items" for more information.

9. Add specification options to the configuration item.

   See "Adding Specification Options to Configuration Items" for more information.

10. From the File menu, select Save.