Managing Data Objects from the user interface

Shared parameters allow you to create reusable Data Objects. You can create, edit, and delete Data Objects from the Shared Parameters section of the user interface.

Create Data Objects

  1. Go to Settings > Shared parameters.
  2. In the Data objects section, click Create data object.

  3. In the Create data object page, select or enter the following values:

    • Select the Data Type from the drop-down list.

      Note: Whenever you use the selected Data Type, ensure that the value of Data Object is not empty.

    • In Select a namespace > Assign access section, select either of the following values based on your requirement:
      • Make data object globally accessible (available to all users) - Data objects created globally are accessible by all users.
      • Make data object part of a namespace - Associate the data object with a specific namespace. For this option, you must select a Namespace from the drop-down list to which the data object must be assigned. The namespace on the Shared parameters page is preselected. You can modify it, if needed.

    • Enter a unique name for the Data Object. It is must be unique within the selected Data Type. If you do not enter an unique name or enter a character outside the permissible range, then an error message appears.

      Note: The Data object name must begin with an alphabet and must have a combination of only these characters: [a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_-]

    • In the Attributes section, enter a value for all the attributes. The attributes depend on the selected datatype.
  4. Click Create.

Edit Data Objects

You can only edit the description and attribute values.

  1. In the Data objects section, search for your Data Object.

    Note: You can search for a Data Object by using the following methods:

    • To filter Data Objects based on the namespace, select a namespace from the All namespaces drop-down list. The list of Data Objects in the page changes based on the selected namespace. You can also select "All namespaces" to see all Data Objects for which you have access.
    • Enter the keywords or name of the Data Objects in Search data objects.
    • You can use the show filter icon next to search text to filter records. The namespace option has Show globally accessible option, which refers to those Data Objects that are globally accessible across all namespaces and are not assigned to any specific namespace.
  2. Select Edit from the Actions overflow menu of the Data Object you want to update.

  3. Update the details and click Update.

    Important: You can change a namespace to globally accessible but cannot assign a different namespace for a Data Object. You can also change a globally accessible namespace to a different namespace but be informed that with this namespace change you may not be able to perform any operations on existing deployments.

Delete Data Objects

  1. In the Data objects section, search for your Data Object.

    Note: You can search for a Data Object by using the following methods:

    • To filter Data Objects based on the namespace, select a namespace from the All namespaces drop-down list. The list of Data Objects in the page changes based on the selected namespace. You can also select "All namespaces" to see all Data Objects for which you have access.
    • Enter the keywords or name of the Data Objects in Search data objects.
    • You can use the show filter icon next to search text to filter records. The namespace option has Show globally accessible option, which refers to those Data Objects that are globally accessible across all namespaces and are not assigned to any specific namespace.
  2. Select Delete from the Actions overflow menu of the Data Object you want to delete.
  3. Click Delete in the confirmation message box to proceed with deletion.

Duplicate Data Object

  1. In the Data objects section, search for your Data Object.
  2. Select Duplicate from the Actions overflow menu of the Data Object.

  3. Select either of the following options in Assign access section:

    • Make data object globally accessible (available to all users) - Data Objects created globally are accessible to all users.
    • Make data object part of a namespace - Associate the Data Object with a specific namespace. For this option, you must select a Namespace from the drop-down list to which the template must be assigned.
  4. Change the name of the *Data Object Name. The default name is Copy_of_<name_of_original_Data_Object.
  5. Click Duplicate.