Specifying Validity Dates for Characteristics

You can specify validity dates for characteristics. Validity dates can be set for characteristics of all primitive and control types.

Note:

Validity dates are not the same as the date range that you specify when you set a characteristics control type to Calendar.

You do not have to specify both a start and end date. You can specify only one. For example, you can specify a start date but no end date.

To specify validity dates for a characteristic:

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

2. Click the Dictionary tab.

3. Select the data element that you want to tag as a characteristic.

   The Data Element tab appears in the Data Schema editor.

4. Click the Characteristics tab.

5. To specify a start date, do the following:

   1. Select the Start Date check box.

   2. Enter or select a date on which the characteristic becomes valid.

6. To specify an end date, do the following:

   1. Select the End Date check box.

   2. Enter or select a date after which the characteristic becomes invalid.

7. From the File menu, select Save.