1. Application Developer's Guide
  2. Defining Variables and Parameters
  3. Modifying Parameters
  4. Modifying a Parameter Definition
  5. Modifying a Parameter Definition through a Parameter Set

Modifying a Parameter Definition through a Parameter Set

When you modify a Parameter definition through an instance of it in a Parameter Set, the instance automatically points to the new version of the Parameter definition. To modify a Parameter definition through an instance of it in a Parameter Set, do the following:

  1. Navigate to the Domain or Application Area in the Applications tab.
  2. Click the Manage Definitions icon. The system opens the Maintain Library screen.
  3. Click the Parameter Set node (+). The system displays all the Parameter Sets in the Application Area library.
  4. Click the hyperlink of the Parameter Set that contains the Parameter you want to modify. The system opens the Parameter Set definition screen.
  5. Click Check Out. The system checks out the Parameter Set and creates a new version of it.
  6. Click the hyperlink of the Parameter you want to modify. The system opens the Parameter instance screen.
  7. In the Parameter Definition section in the lower part of the screen, click Check Out. The system opens the Check Out screen.
  8. Enter the reason you are checking out the Parameter definition in the Comment field and click Apply. The system returns you to the Parameter instance screen.
  9. Click the hyperlink to the Parameter definition in the Definition field in the Instance Properties section at the top of the screen. The system opens the Parameter Definition screen.
  10. Click Update. The system makes fields enterable.
  11. Modify the settings as necessary. For an explanation of each setting, see Create a New Parameter Definition and Instance and Defining Parameter Details.

    If you need to change the attributes that belong to the Variable (Data Type, Length, and, for Number types, Precision) you can select a different Variable in the Definition field or, if you have Modify privileges on the source definition Variable, you can check it out through the Parameter definition and modify it as necessary. The Parameter definition references the new version of the Variable.

  12. Click Apply. The system saves your changes.

Parent topic: Modifying a Parameter Definition