Managing Attribute Groups

You can explore the objects related to an attribute group; and you can edit the properties, manage the lifecycle and collaboration properties, and view the history of an attribute group.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Create an attribute group.
See Also
About Simulation Attributes
About Attribute Groups
Creating Simulation Attributes
Creating Attribute Groups and Assigning Attributes

Add an Image for an Attribute Group

  1. From the Attribute Groups tab, select an attribute group.
  2. From the toolbar, click Change Primary Image of Attribute Group .
    The Simulation Process Administration Image Manager appears.
  3. Click Browse and specify the location of the image or enter the URL of an image.
  4. Click Upload .
  5. From the Validate dialog, enter a Name for the image.
  6. From the Image Type options, specify the file type of the image.
  7. Click Submit.
    The image appears in the Simulation Process Administration Image Manager.
  8. If you upload multiple images, click Set as primary image for the image you would like to appear in the attribute group list.
  9. Optional: To delete an image, select it from the list and click Delete image .
  10. Exit the window to return to the attribute group.
    The new image appears for the connector in Simulation Process Administration.

Explore Objects Related to an Attribute Group

  1. From the Attribute Groups tab, select an attribute group.
  2. From the toolbar, click to display additional options.
  3. Click Relations .

    You can explore objects related to the attribute group with the Relations command. For more information, see Relations.

Manage the Lifecycle of an Attribute Group

  1. From the Attribute Groups tab, select an attribute group.
  2. From the toolbar, use the lifecycle commands to manage the lifecycle and collaboration properties of the attribute group.

    For more information, see Lifecycle.

Delete an Attribute Group

  1. From the Attribute Groups tab, select an attribute group.
  2. From the toolbar, click to display additional options, and then click Delete Attribute Group .

Edit Attributes in an Attribute Group

  1. From the Attribute Groups tab, select an attribute group.
  2. From the table on the right, click a cell to edit information for an attribute.

Edit Properties of an Attribute Group

  1. From the Attribute Groups tab, select an attribute group.
  2. From the toolbar, click to display additional options, and then click Properties .

    For more information, see Properties and Information.

Lock or Unlock an Attribute Group

  1. From the Attribute Groups tab, select an attribute group.
  2. From the toolbar, click to display additional options.
  3. Click Lock .

    Tip: You can also click Lock from the context menu of an attribute group.

    The attribute group is locked, and only you can modify it. Other users can only open the attribute group in Simulation Process Administration with read-only access.

    To see the user that locked the attribute group, see Locked By in the attribute group Properties .

  4. To allow other users to modify the attribute group, select it and click Unlock .

    Important: Users with the Leader or Owner role can unlock objects locked by another user.

View the History of an Attribute Group

  1. From the Attribute Groups tab, select an attribute group.
  2. From the toolbar, click to display additional options, and then click Show history of Attribute Group .
    A list of revisions for the attribute group appears.