Managing custom data definitions

You can view, search, modify, delete, or copy data definitions.

About this task

If you modify a custom data definition, then those modifications are not displayed on the widget, unless you reattach the newly modified custom data definition to the widget.

Viewing, deleting, or searching the existing data definitions.

• To view, delete, or search the existing data definitions, complete the following steps:
  1. In the navigation pane of Dashboard Designer, click Data Definitions > Custom > Manage Data Definitions.

     An All Data Definition page opens in a new tab. The page displays all the already created custom data definitions.

  2. Complete any of the following steps:
     • To view custom data definitions that belong to a category, from the View list, select a category.
     • To find a data definition, enter the name of the data definition in the Search field.
     • To delete a data definition, either select a data definition and click the Delete button, or click the Delete icon on the data definition row.
     • To delete multiple data definitions, select the data definitions that you want to delete, and then click the Delete button.
     • To create a copy of a data definition, click the Copy icon on the data definition row. In the Create Copy window, complete the following steps:
       • In the Name field, enter a new name for the data definition. You can use alphanumeric characters, spaces, and underscore in the dashboard name.
       • To save the data definition to an existing category, click Existing Category, and select a category from the list.
       • To save the data definition to a new category, click New Category, and enter a name for the new category.
       To save a copy of the data definition, click Save.

Modifying the name of a data definition.

• To modify the name of a data definition, complete the following steps:
  1. In the All Data Definition page, click the View/Edit icon that is displayed on the data definition row.

     The data definition opens in a new tab. The page displays the name of the data definition.

  2. To modify the name of the data definition, click the Edit icon that is displayed next to it, and edit the name.

Modifying or deleting cases within a data definition.

• To modify a data definition, complete the following steps:
  1. In the All Data Definition page, click the View/Edit icon that is displayed on the data definition row.

     The data definition opens in a new tab. The page displays the data definition name, and its details.

  2. To select another data source, from the Connector Source Name list, select another data source.
  3. Complete any of the following steps to add or delete the default cases:
     • To delete an attribute within the default case, click the Delete icon next to that attribute.
     • To add another attribute within the default case, click Add Attribute, and enter values in the Attribute and Value fields.
     • To delete an attribute within the conditional filter, click the Delete icon next to that attribute.
     • To add another attribute to the conditional filter, click Add Attribute, and enter values in the Attribute and Value fields.
     • To add another case, click Add Case.
  4. To save the changes, click Save.

What to do next

After you modify a data definition, you must click the icon to view and validate the response that is received from the custom data definition.

The response from the custom data definitions must be displayed in a tabular format. If the response is in an incorrect format, then it is not displayed in a tabular format.