You can create an extended free form text entity attribute
to the child node of an extensible object.
About this task
Note: The fields marked
with * are mandatory.
Procedure
- Navigate to the Object Extensibility
screen. To navigate to the Object Extensibility screen, perform the
following steps:
-
Log in to Sterling™ Business Center as an
administrator.
- From the System Setup Home page,
expand the Customizations menu, and then click Object
Extensibility.
The Object Extensibility screen is displayed.
- From the Extensible Objects tree,
select the extensible object to which the entity attribute you create,
is to be added.
- Click the Add button in the Extended
Attributes panel. The Customize Attribute dialog
box is displayed. By default the Create A New Attribute radio
button is selected.
- In the Attribute ID* box, enter a unique identifier
(ID) for the entity attribute. This identifier cannot be modified
after it has been defined. Do not use a space or special characters
in the Attribute ID.
-
In the Short Description* box, enter a brief description of the entity attribute. This
short description is also displayed in the end-user application and other screens in Sterling Business Center, which display entity attributes.
- In the Long Description box, enter
a detailed description of the entity attribute. This detailed description
typically contains any additional information about the entity attribute.
- From the Value Type drop-down list, select Text.
- Select the This attribute will be used as search criteria check
box to allow this entity attribute to be searched.
- Click Save.
The
Text
Attributes Properties dialog box is displayed.
Note: The
extended entity attributes are linked to database columns of a specific
datatype and so the entity attribute cannot be modified. If you want
to modify an entity attribute type, delete the entity attribute and
create a new entity attribute of the same entity attribute type.
- Select the Free Form Text radio
button.
- Click Save.
Results
The extended free form text entity attribute is created. When
you create an extended entity attribute, it is in the Draft status.