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Purpose

You use the Classification Toolset to define specific properties, known as characteristics, which you can assign to object types and whole object type groups. The whole process of creating a characteristic, assigning it to a specific object type group and assigning it to a set of objects is performed by means of several software tools that are part of the Classification Toolset.

Features

The Classification Toolset comprises the following tools:

  • Object Type Group Builder

    A tool for creating, editing and displaying object type groups. For more information, see Maintaining Object Type Groups .

  • Characteristics Builder

    A tool for creating, editing, displaying, and assigning values to characteristics. For more information, see Maintaining Characteristics .

  • Classification Browser

    A tool for creating, editing and displaying classifications of single and multiple objects. For more information, see Maintaining Classifications .

  • Object Link Editor

    A tool for creating, editing and displaying links between the classifications of objects. For more information, see Creating Object Links .

  • Reporting Tool

    A tool for creating and executing query reports for characteristics. For more information, see Running Queries .

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Basic Concepts

The Nature of Characteristics