Adding a New Characteristic to Configuration Items

You can create new characteristics to add to a configuration item.

To add a new characteristic to configuration items:

1. In the Solution view, double-click any entity configuration specification.

   The entity Configuration Specification editor opens.

2. Click the Details tab.

3. In the Details tab data tree area, right-click a configuration item and select Add Characteristic.

   The Create Characteristic dialog box appears.

4. Select Create new element and then click Next

   The Common Details dialog box appears. From this point, the procedure is the same as that for other simple data elements. See “Creating New Simple Data Elements."

5. Click Finish.

   The characteristic is added to the configuration item in the Details tab data tree.

6. In the Details tab data tree, select the characteristic.

7. In the Details tab subtabs, define the attribute information for the characteristic.

   See “Design Studio Common Editor Tabs" for more information about the fields on these subtabs.

8. From the File menu, select Save.

Related Topics

Adding Existing Characteristics to Configuration Items

Configuration Specification Editor