Tagging Data Elements as Characteristics

You can identify a data element as a characteristic using Design Studio tags. When modeling specifications, you can filter entities to display only those data elements tagged as characteristics.

To tag data elements as characteristics:

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 Tags subtab.

5. Click Add.

   The Tag Selection dialog box appears.

6. Select Characteristic and click OK.

7. (Optional) Select a tag and click Remove to delete the association.

8. From the File menu, select Save.

Related Topics

Creating Characteristics

Modeling Data