Defining Characteristic Types
This portal is used to view and maintain characteristic types. An implementation may define their own characteristic types or override some of the settings for base product provided characteristic types.
You can access the portal from the. You are brought to a query portal with options for searching for a specific record. Once a characteristic type record has been selected you are brought to the maintenance portal to view and maintain the selected record.
Note: When introducing a new record, carefully consider its naming
convention. Refer to System Data Naming Convention for more information.
Refer to Characteristic Types for more information.
The following zones may appear as part of the portal's Main tab page
- Characteristic Type. This zone provides information about the selected characteristic type.
- Characteristic Values. This zone is visible for pre-defined characteristic types and shows the existing values (if applicable) with action buttons. It also allows you to add new values. Note that you may only add values to a product owned characteristic type if the Custom switch is checked.