Specs Console

Use the Specs Console to manage all of the different types of specs, which define a data template for how data is stored, validated, and maintained both within IBM® Product Master and outside of IBM Product Master.

The Specs Console displays each type of spec separately in separate tables. Use the buttons at the top of the Specs Console to select the type of specs that display in the table. To sort the specific type of specs by name, click the corresponding letter that is located directly below the spec buttons.

You can create, edit, and delete specs from the Specs Console. To create a new spec, click New at the top of the table. To edit a spec, click Edit next to the spec in the table. To delete a spec, click the check boxes in each row of the specs you want to delete and click Delete.

You can also import specs and export specs. To import specs, click Import Spec. To refresh the spec table and display the specs that you import, click the spec display button of that spec type. To export specs into the document store, click the check boxes next to each of the specs in the table that you want to export and click either Export XML or Export XSD. If you export a spec into either of the two file formats, XML or XSD, when you export the same spec again, regardless of the format, the existing file is overwritten.

Remember: A Secondary spec is considered as in use if it is attached to an existing attribute collection. Remove such a spec by detaching it from the associated attribute collection.
To delete a spec, follow these steps:
  1. Check whether the spec that you want to delete is in any attribute collection which is associated to any workflow.
    1. Check whether any collaboration area is attached to that workflow.
    2. Delete the collaboration area.
  2. Remove the reference of the attribute collection in the workflow step.
    Note: If the workflow is not needed, you can delete the workflow.
  3. Go to the Catalog Console and check the catalogs to which the spec is attached.
  4. Check whether any view is created for the attribute collection.
    1. Delete the view.
    2. Delete the catalog.
    Note: If you directly delete the catalog without deleting the view, the reference to the attribute collection in the view remains and hence you cannot delete the attribute collection.
  5. Delete the attribute collection.
  6. Delete the spec.