Defining Preferences

Creating Attribute Templates

Preferences lets you create preferences such as attribute templates for all the users, if you are an Administrator.

An attribute template is a set of attributes that can be applied to a bus signal, and a flow or data mapping during creation.

This task shows you how to:

Environment: On premises only

Create an Attribute

  1. In the Preferences dialog box, select a template under the Templates node and click Create Preference .
    An attribute is created and appears under the template.
  2. Select the created attribute and edit the Title and Value fields.
  3. From the Unit and Type lists, select values.

Create a Type, a Unit, or a Template

The following task can be used to create a type. The task for creating a unit or a template is identical.

  1. In the Preferences dialog box, select the Types node under the Attributes node and click Create Preference .
    A type is created and appears under the Types node.
  2. Select the created type and edit its title.