Adding a comment attribute to an asset

You must add an attribute (if one does not already exist) to the asset object as the first step in capturing user comment information about an asset.

Procedure

  1. In the Database Configuration application, filter for the ASSET object and click the Attributes tab.
  2. In the Details section, click New Row.
  3. Specify values in the following required fields or accept default values where appropriate:
    Field label Input value Description
    Attribute Assetcomment Attribute name
    Description User comments regarding the asset Text description of attribute
    Type ALN The default
    Length 100 Field length
    Title Comment Alias name to substitute in messages and window labels
    Search Type Wildcard Search on this attribute using wild card characters like * and %
  4. Click Save.
  5. Perform the usual procedures to run the ConfigDB tool to update the database to enable these database changes to take effect.