Creating Object Subtypes

To create a new object subtype, go to the Subtype subtab of the Security tab and do the following:

1. In the Manage Subtype screen, choose either Operation or Role from the View Subtypes drop-down list.

   • Choose Role if you have created a new role and want to add multiple operations to it at the same time. This is the more common situation.

   • Choose Operation if you want to add multiple roles to a single operation on the subtype at the same time.

2. Click the node (+) icon in the Manage column of the object type for which you want to add a Subtype. The Create Subtype screen appears.
3. Enter a name for the Subtype (required, maximum 60 characters). You do not need to include the name of the Object Type in the Subtype name.
4. Click Apply. The system creates the Subtype and the Manage Subtype screen reappears. The new Subtype is automatically created as:
   • Not Active; not available for use in object definition.
   • Not the Default; when a Definer creates an object of this type, this Subtype is not the default Subtype of the new object. See Default Subtype Behavior below for further information.

   To change either the Active or Default setting, click the pencil icon in the Update column.

   This section contains the following topic:

• Default Subtype Behavior
  The subtype you set as the default here is not necessarily the one that all new objects of this type default to.