Define the attribute domain details

An attribute domain is a set of attribute groups containing similar attribute types. For example, the item attribute domain contains attribute groups that are used for items.

About this task

You can create attribute groups, and their associated attributes under the ItemAttribute domain. The unique identifier (ID) of the attribute domain is ItemAttribute, and this attribute domain ID is created when a catalog organization is created in the Applications Manager.

You can define the details of the attribute domain from the Attribute Management screen.

To define the details of the attribute domain:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Attribute Management screen. To navigate to the Attribute Management screen, perform the following steps:
    1. Log in to Sterling™ Business Center as an Item Administrator.
    2. The application home page is displayed. Click the Products tab.
    3. From the Products home page, click Manage Attributes in the Catalog dashlet.

      The Attribute Management screen is displayed.

  2. In the Attribute Management screen, perform the following steps:
    • In the Short Description* text box, enter a brief description of the attribute domain. The attribute domain in the Item Attributes tree will be identified by this description.
    • In the Long Description text box, enter a detailed description of the attribute domain. This detailed description typically contains any additional information about the attribute domain.

      Notes:

    • The Attribute Domain ID is a read-only box.
    • * indicates that the field is mandatory.
  3. In the Attribute Management screen, click Save.
    Note: If more than one locale is configured, the Localize icon is displayed adjacent to all the localizable fields and the Localize related task is displayed in the Related Tasks panel. The localizable fields such as Short Description, Long Description, and so on, are always displayed in the base locale irrespective of the user locale. For example, if IBM® Sterling Business Center is localized to French with the base locale as English, and a French user logs in to Sterling Business Center, all the UI literals except the localizable fields are displayed in French. The localizable fields are displayed in English. The user can click either the Localize icon or Localize to localize a field that is displayed in the base locale.

    The details of the attribute domain are defined. You can now create attribute groups for the attribute domain, and associate the corresponding attributes to these attribute groups.