Attribute Operations
Selecting an attribute in the Attributes pane displays the attribute’s definition in the Attribute Detail tab, so that you can edit its properties. Similarly, selecting a category in the taxonomy tree displays the corresponding linked attributes in the Attributes pane so that you can link and unlink attributes.
Operation |
Description |
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Adds an attribute to the pool of attributes. |
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Removes an attribute from the pool of attributes. |
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Adds an attribute link to an existing category. |
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Removes an attribute link from an existing category. |
Promote Attribute |
Relinks an attribute to the parent category for inheritance by the children. |
Demote Attribute |
Relinks an attribute from the parent category to each of the children. |
Merge Attributes |
Combines two attributes into one, including all references. |
Split Attribute |
Splits a single attribute into many, including all references, |
Reassign Ratings |
Reassigns the underlying numeric data values to different ratings (Nominal, Minimum, Maximum, Average, Typical). |
Convert Attribute |
Changes an attribute between types, automatically converting all of the underlying text or numeric data values. |