Defining a Characteristic for a State
Prerequisites
To define a characteristic for a state, you should have:
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Characteristic types defined in the application (where the characteristic entity is set to State).
Procedure
To define a characteristic for a state:
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Ensure that the Characteristics section
is expanded when you are defining or editing a state.
The Characteristics section contains the following fields in the grid:
Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No) Effective Date Used to specify the date from when the characteristic is effective for the state. Yes (Conditional) Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the state.Characteristic Type Used to indicate the characteristic type. Note: The list includes only those characteristic types where the characteristic entity is set to State.Yes (Conditional) Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the state.Characteristic Value Used to specify the value for the characteristic type. Note:If you select a predefined characteristic type, the Search (
) icon appears corresponding to the Characteristic Value field. On clicking the Search icon, the Predefined Characteristic
Search window appears.On specifying the value for a predefined characteristic type, the description of the characteristic value appears corresponding to the Characteristic Value field.
Yes (Conditional) Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the state. - Enter the required details in the Characteristics section.
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If you want to define more than one characteristic for
the state, click the Add (
) icon and then repeat step 2.
Note: However, if you want to remove a characteristic of the state, click the Delete (
) icon corresponding to the characteristic. -
Click Save.
The characteristics are defined for the state.
Related Topics
| For more information on... | See... |
|---|---|
| How to define a state | Defining a State |
| How to edit a state | Editing a State |