Creating an item

You can create an item to store information about the entities managed in your implementation.

1. Expand the catalog module in the left pane navigation to view the list of categories.
2. Right-click on a category and select Add Item to create an item under selected category.
3. Provide values for the attributes of the item.
4. Optional: Add an item. Based on your settings choices, you have the following options available for you to use:

   Option	Description
   In the My Settings window, if you selected Single and multi-edit with rich search simplified, for the For entering and editing data field, use these steps:	Expand the hierarchy to view the categories. Right-click the link next to the category that lists the number of items that are associated with that category, and select Edit All. The multi-edit screen opens and a list of items display. Select Add. The new item is added to the bottom of the list. Note: The Add button is only available if the user has the privileges for adding items to the catalog. Provide the values for the attributes of the item. Click Save.
   In the My Settings window, if you selected Single edit, Single edit simplified, or Single and multi-edit with rich search, for the For entering and editing data field, use these steps:	Expand the hierarchy to view the categories. Right-click the link next to the category that lists the number of items that are associated with that category, and select Edit All. The Multiple Edit screen opens and a list of items display. Select Add. The new item is added to the list. Provide the values for the attributes of the item. Click Save.

5. Optional: You can also import the items by following options:

   Option	Description
   Through a workflow step	Click Data Model Manager > Workflows > Workflow Console. Select a workflow and a step. Select the Allow import into step check box to import a new item into the collaboration area at that particular workflow step. Add items manually or through an import job. If you add items manually, you must navigate to the multi edit window from the collaboration console or the worklist page, and then add items using the same steps as defined in step 4.
   Through an import job	Click Collaboration Manager > Imports > New Imports. In the New Import wizard, complete each step to specify the necessary details for the import. Select Item feed option in the Select data import type field Click Save.
   Through an import environment	Click System Administrator > Import Environment. Browse for a file that has the list of items. Click Import.

6. Click Save.