Creating Attribute Groups and Assigning Attributes

Attribute groups contain predefined attributes.

The Simulation Attributes Administratorcan create attribute groups and can assign attributes to a group. The Simulation Attributes Group Administrator can also create attribute groups; however, they cannot add attributes to an attribute group.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create one or more simulation attributes.
See Also
About Simulation Attributes
About Attribute Groups
Creating Simulation Attributes

Create a New Attribute Group

  1. Click the Attribute Groups tab.
  2. From the toolbar, click Create Attribute .
    The Create Attribute Group page appears.
  3. Enter a descriptive Title for the attribute group.

    The text that you enter is case-sensitive and can include spaces.

  4. Enter a Description that allows any user to determine the purpose of this attribute group and the attributes it provides.
  5. Select the Associated Type for the attribute: simulation activity, document, process, or template.

    The type specifies the object that uses the group. For example, only an attribute group of type simulation process can be included in a simulation process.

    If you select * , the attribute group can be used in any type of simulation object.

  6. Click Done to create the attribute group.
    The new attribute group appears in the navigation pane and the table page.
  7. Optional: To edit information for an attribute group, select it from the list and click or edit information in the table.

Assign Attributes to an Attribute Group

You can assign and unassign attribute groups to a simulation process, simulation activity, or simulation template.

You can also drag an attribute from the Attributes tab to an attribute group in the Attribute Groups tab to add it.

  1. From the Attribute Groups tab, select an attribute group from the left pane.
  2. From the right pane, click .
    The list of attributes appears.
  3. Select attributes to add.
  4. Optional: If an attribute was not created with choices, click in the Choices column to enter possible values for the attribute.

    Note: You can also edit the Minimum and Maximum values.

  5. Specify the default values.
  6. Click OK.
    The attributes are added to the attribute group.
  7. To edit an attribute, select it and click from the toolbar in the attributes list. To delete an attribute, select it and click .