Attribute condition reference

The following section explains how to type in a reference to an attribute condition.

If you always select an attribute from the custom filters or one of the attribute groups, IBM® StoredIQ® takes care of the attribute reference for you. If you do not select an attribute from the custom filters or one of the attribute groups, then you need to review and use this section.

A typed attribute reference is composed of several parts: attribute-type path/attribute-name. The attribute-type part gives the specific type of attribute to which path and attribute-name refer. This prefix is a short prefix of the attribute type. Attributes can have duplicate names, even within one folder.

path describes the folder path to the attribute. Generally, it is optional, but it is required if the attribute name alone is not unique. You do not need to type the full folder path to an attribute.

If an attribute name or folder path name has spaces or punctuation in it, then you must enclose the complete name in double or single quotation marks, not just a part. However, the forward slash (/) between folders or before the attribute name does not require the use of quotation marks. Do not enclose the attribute type prefix in quotation marks.