Defining Feature Configurations

Some system features are configured by populating options on a feature configuration.

You can access the portal from the Admin Menu > General > Feature Configuration. You are brought to a query portal with options for searching for a specific feature configuration. Once a feature configuration has been selected you are brought to the maintenance portal to view and maintain the selected record.

Because various options throughout the system may be controlled by settings in feature configuration, this section does not document all the disparate possible options. The administration documentation for each feature describes its options and whether an option supports multiple values. You may also refer to the detailed description of each option type when reviewing a configuration online for more information.

You can create options to control features that you develop for your implementation. To do this:

  • Review the lookup values for the lookup field EXT_​SYS_​TYP_​FLG. If your new option can be logically categorized within an existing feature type, note the lookup value. If your new option warrants a new feature type, add a lookup value to this lookup field.
  • Define the feature's option types. If you have identified an existing feature type to add the options to, find the lookup with the name xxxx_​OPT_​TYP_​FLG where xxxx is the lookup value of EXT_​SYS_​TYP_​FLG noted above. If you decided to create a new feature type (by adding a new lookup value to the EXT_​SYS_​TYP_​FLG lookup, you must create a new lookup with the name xxxx_​OPT_​TYP_​FLG where xxxx is the new value you defined above.
  • Flush all caches.

The following zones may appear as part of the portal's Main tab page.

  • Feature Configuration. This zone provides information about the selected feature configuration.
  • Options. This zone is used to maintain various options associated with the feature type.
  • External System Messages. If the feature exists to interface with an external system, you can use this zone to define the mapping between error and warning codes in the external system and our system. The zone is visible for feature types that their definition in the Feature Type Configuration Extendable Lookup supports this functionality.
    Note:
    A corresponding message must be defined in the system message tables using a Message Category that is 90000 or greater so as to avoid collisions during upgrades.