Creating, Editing and Deleting a Specialization Type

You can create, edit and delete specialization types.

Notes:
  • Specialization types can be deleted if they are not deployed.
  • You can create as many types and subtypes as required.
  • Specialization Types names shall contain alphanumeric characters and the "_" character only.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: You must have created a specialization package in read/write mode.
See Also
Creating a Specialization Package
Editing a Specialization Package Using the Read/Write Access Mode

Create a Specialization Type

You can create specialization types.

  1. From the List of Specialization Packages, click the package to which you want to add a type.
  2. In the Types List window, check one of the types you want to specialize and click New .
    The Create New Subtype window opens. The parent type name appears in the Parent Type box.
  3. Enter the subtype name in the Name box.
    Notes:
    • When working with references and representations, you can select the instance to be used from the Instance scrolling list.
    • Instances listed in the scrolling list are the instances of the current package.
    • If no instance name is set for the type, the instance name of its parent is used by inheritance.
    • The package prefix is automatically added at deployment.
  4. Optional: Add an icon to your type by entering the icon name without the extension.
    Note: Icons must be located in the following folder: <OSDir>\ resources\graphic\icons\normal. Only the .bmp and the .png formats are supported.
  5. Optional: Add a comment and click Done.
    The new type deriving from its parent type appears in the Types List below its parent type.
    Notes:
    • The Nature column indicates if the type belongs to a DS parent package or a customized one from the current package.
    • The # of Extensions In Other Packages column shows the number of extensions in other specialization or deployment packages.
    • The Deployed column indicates if the type is deployed or not.
    • The Attributes column indicates the number of attributes.
    • The Comment column shows the comments if any.

Create an Abstract Type

You can create an abstract type you will use to derive and factorize. These types cannot be instantiated and are not displayed in the native apps. The Abstract option:

  • is set using True or False in the interface. The state can be easily modified.
  • is displayed at the creation of an element and when you want to edit an element.
  • is available for specialization types and customer extensions only.

  1. From the List of Specialization Packages, click the package to which you want to add a type.
    The Types List window opens.
  2. Check one of the types you want to specialize and click New .
    The Create New Subtype window opens. The parent type name appears in the Parent Type box.
  3. Enter the type name in the Name box.
  4. Set the Abstract option to true.
  5. Optional: Add an icon to your type by entering the icon name without the extension.
    Note: Icons must be located in the following folder: <OSDir>\ resources\graphic\icons\normal. Only the .bmp and the .png formats are supported.
  6. Optional: Add a comment and click Done.
    The new type deriving from its parent type appears in the Types List below its parent type.

Edit a Specialization Type

You can add attributes to a specialization type.

  1. Select the type to which you want to add an attribute.
    The type line turns pink.
  2. Click New Simple in the Attributes tab.
  3. Define the new attribute.

The attribute is added to the type.

Notes:
  • You can change the instance used on references and representations. Click the icon located next to the type to edit it.
  • You can add icons to existing types.

Edit an Abstract Type

You can modify the abstract status of a type.

  1. Select the type.
  2. Click Edit in the Details column.
  3. Set the Abstract option to true or false and click Done.

Delete a Specialization Type From the User Interface

You can delete specialization types as long as there are no objects of this type.

Notes:
  • A type with sub-types cannot be deleted. Delete the sub-types first and then delete the type.
  • You cannot simultaneously select a type and its sub-type to delete them. Delete the sub-type first.

  1. Select the type.
  2. Click Delete .
    All attributes related to this type are deleted.

Delete a Specialization Type Using a Shell Script

You can delete specialization types as long as there are no objects of this type using the CustoDataTool2.sh shell script.

Note: When the -deleateAbsent argument is declared, the metadata file is imported and all missing entities are deleted.

Open a command window and enter the following command: <intall_directory>/server/scripts/CustoDataTool2.sh -file on Unix and CustoDataTool2.bat on Windows.
For example, enter CustoDataTool2.sh –password creatorPassword -file /tmp/CustoPackage.zip –deleteAbsent.