Creating Characteristics in the Dictionary View

In the Dictionary view, you can create data elements that are automatically tagged as a characteristic.

To create a characteristic in the Dictionary view:

1. From the Studio menu, select Show Design Perspective.

2. Click the Dictionary tab.

3. Right-click in the Dictionary view 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".

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Creating Characteristics

Modeling Data