Creating a Specialization Package

You can create and delete specialization packages.

Notes:
  • You can create as many packages as you want.
  • A specialization package cannot be the root package of another specialization package i.e. you cannot derive a specialization package.
  • Specialization packages names shall contain alphanumeric characters and the "_" character only.
  • After creating a specialization package, you must deploy it and update the index specification.

See Also
Deploying a Specialization Package
Updating the Index Specification
  1. From the Compass, click Social and Collaborative Apps , Data Model Customization, and select Specialize Data Model.
  2. In the List of Specialization Packages window, click New .

    The Create New Package page opens.

    1. click ... to select the Parent Package you want to specialize. The List of Packages that can be Specialized window appears.
    2. Select PRODUCTCFG for example and click Submit.
    3. Enter the Package name in the Name box
    4. Enter the prefix in the Prefix box. You can enter a new prefix or select an existing one from the scrolling list.

      To avoid attributing existing names, a prefix is automatically added to all objects: Packages, types, extensions, attributes, and unique keys. The prefix is stored in each package and is automatically added to the object at deployment.

    5. Optional: Add a comment in the Comment box.
    6. Click Done to close the window.

The new package appears in the list.

Notes:
  • The Parent Package column displays the Parent Package specialized by the current package.
  • The Deployed column indicates if the package is deployed (yes), not deployed (no) or partially deployed (partial). Partially deployed means that the package has already been deployed but one of its object was modified and the package was not deployed again after modification.
  • The Prefix column displays the prefix used for the package and the associated objects. The list of already used prefixes appears in the scrolling list allowing you to select an existing prefix.
  • The Comment column shows the comments (if any) related to the package.
  • The Creation Date column indicates the date the package was created.

After creating your package and the related extensions, you must:
  1. Deploy it so that the objects contained in the package can be used.
  2. Update the index specification.