Creating attribute classes

In Schema Designer, as well as basing a new attribute class on a schema property type, you can also create attribute classes from scratch. Any attribute class that you create in this way can be used to add attributes to entity and link types throughout its parent charting scheme.

About this task

The configurable options for all attribute classes include their name, their semantic type, and the representation of their instances on Analyst's Notebook charts. You can also control how attributes behave when chart items of the same type are pasted or merged together.

Procedure

To create an attribute class for use in a charting scheme:

  1. In the Edit Charting Schemes window, expand the navigation tree for the charting scheme you want to add the class to, and right-click Attribute Classes.

  2. Select the type of attribute class that you want to create: Text, Flag, Number, or Date & Time.

    The new class is added to the charting scheme.

  3. Configure the details of the new attribute class, and then click OK to save the charting scheme, or continue by using it to create attribute instances.

Results

The new attribute class is ready for use creating attribute instances in this charting scheme.