Object Extensibility
To support your object extensibility requirements, as an administrator, you can create
extended entity attributes to a child node of the extensible object in Sterling Business Center . The topics in this section will help you
understand object extensibility requirements, creation, modification, deletion, and activation of
extended entity attributes.
Managing extensible objects
To support your object extensibility requirements, as an administrator, you can create extended entity attributes to a child node of the extensible object in Sterling Business Center .
Managing object extensibility
Managing the Object Extensibility involves, viewing a List of Attributes, creating a Customized Text Attribute and Assign a List of Values to the Text Attribute, creating a Text Attribute and Assign Free-Form Text Values to the Text Attribute, creating an Integer Attribute and Assign all the Numbers to the Attribute, creating an Integer Attribute and Assign Specific Numbers to the Attribute, creating a Decimal Attribute and Assign all the Numbers to the Attribute, creating a Decimal Attribute and Assign Specific Numbers to the Attribute, creating a Date Attribute, creating a Boolean Attribute, Modify Attribute Details, copying an Attribute from an Existing Attribute, activating an Attribute, and deleting an Attribute.
View a list of extended entity attributes
You can view the extensible objects and the existing extended entity attributes associated with the objects using the Object Extensibility screen.
Creating extended attributes
Creating Extended Attributes involves, creating an Extended Text Attribute and Assign a List of Values to the Text Attribute, creating an Extended Free Form Text Attribute, creating an Extended Integer Attribute and Assign all the Numbers to the Attribute, creating an Extended Integer Attribute and Assign Specific Numbers to the Attribute, creating an Extended Decimal Attribute and Assign all the Numbers to the Attribute, creating an Extended Decimal Attribute and Assign Specific Numbers to the Attribute, creating an Extended Date Attribute, creating an Extended Boolean Attribute, and copying an Extended Attribute from an Existing Extended Attribute.
Modify extended entity attribute details
You can modify the details of all extended entity attributes.
Copy an extended entity attribute from an existing extended entity attribute
As an administrator, you can create an extended entity attribute by copying from an existing entity attribute. This prevents duplication of the effort involved in creating similar entity attributes.
Activate an extended entity attribute
As an administrator, you can activate an extended entity attribute created for an extensible object. By activating an entity attribute, the status of the entity attribute is modified from Draft to Active .
Delete an extended entity attribute
As an administrator, you can delete an extended entity attribute from the child node of an extensible object.