Defining Custom Attributes for a Task ID

Use

You can add custom attributes to the item type. Usually a set of default attributes are defined for the item type. These default attributes are part of the view that is associated with the item type.

Adding Custom Attributes

To add the custom attributes:

Specify the task ID (example of a task ID: TS000078) of the item type or select the configuration in which the item type is defined.

Wizard prompts with a list of back end systems defined in the portal.
The system then searches through the defined list of systems and if a back end business object is found associated with the task ID then the attributes for that business object are fetched and listed.
You may select the attributes you want to add to the item type as custom attributes.

In the XML files, these attributes are added to the item type and to the view associated with the item type.

Note

You can add only those attributes that are listed in the list of attributes (note: these are the attributes that are fetched form the back end). If however, the wizard does not find any business object associated with the selected task ID, then you can add attributes manually.
Once you select the custom attributes (when they are fetched from the back end), you can customize the view to define the placement of attributes.

Adding Attributes Manually

If you add the attributes manually, you can select one of the four types (String, Integer, Double, Date) for the attribute.

Note

In either case, adding manually or selecting from the provided list, you have to specify the display name and description of the attribute. The display name is the column under which the attribute is displayed.

Note

For manually defined attributes, you can also delete attributes.
Once you define the attributes, you can customize the view to define the placement of the attributes.

Status

Once you have defined the custom attributes and saved your changes, the status page shows the changes you have made to the configuration.

Choose View Configurations and select the configuration name (that you changed in the previous steps is now visible in the list). The XML file details are listed below the table.

Result

The customization allows you to define the column order, for example, whether or not you want to show an attribute, and so on.