Editing Objects

In the Objects view, you can display all custom objects (and their attributes) in the active library. The data collectors have collected the custom objects during the scheduled jobs. You can filter and search the list by certain criteria.

Depending on your role, you can also create, change, and delete the owner and contract objects in this view. You can edit these objects since they are marked as editable in the Editable column under Library Definition Detail View Objects tab page .

You can assign the custom objects to your data. This allows you to monitor your data and derive various activities from it.

Prerequisites

A library definition was configured as the active library during the technical implementation.
A BW system was integrated and configured as part of the Customizing project.

Procedure

The date information in this view indicates when the object was changed in the library and not when it was created as a custom object.

Display Objects with Details

This view displays all objects in the active library.

Objects in the object table with object class CustomCodeDuplicates are duplicates of CustomCodeObjects with the same name that exist in at least one other system.

To restrict the selection of objects, proceed as follows:

Filter objects
1. Expand Filter Objects by.
2. Enter the search criteria.
3. Choose Find.
  
  The objects are displayed based on the search criteria.
Refine search
1. Expand Search Objects with Attributes.
2. Enter the search criteria.
3. Choose Find.
  
  The objects are displayed based on the search criteria.

The detail view shows the attributes (Standard Attributes tab page) already created in the library definition and the manually assigned attributes and reference attributes (Maintainable Attributes tab page). A reference assigns an object (owner or contract) to a custom object.

To display object details, proceed as follows:

Select the object.

The detail view opens beneath the object view.

Display All Objects

If you have set filters in this view, or have restricted the number of objects in the search, not all objects are displayed. Objects are still filtered out even if you call this view using a link in the overview. You can reset the filters.

To display all objects in the active library, proceed as follows:

Expand Filter Objects by or Search Objects with Attributes.
Delete the search criteria.
Choose Find.

All objects in the active library are displayed.

Create Owner

An owner object represents a person responsible for something, such as a developer or person responsible for an application.

Prerequisite

You are authorized to create owners.

To create an owner, proceed as follows:

Choose Create Owner.

A dialog box appears.
Enter data as required.
Save your entries.

The owner is created. You can now assign the owner to custom objects.

Note Note

Change and Delete enable you to edit existing owners.

End of the note.

Create Contract

A contract object represents an existing contract, such as a maintenance contract.

Prerequisite

You are authorized to create contracts.

To create a contract, proceed as follows:

Choose Create Contract.

A dialog box appears.
Enter data as required.
Save your entries.

The contract is created. You can now assign the contract to custom objects.

Note Note

Change and Delete enable you to edit existing contracts.

End of the note.

Edit Attributes

In the detail view, you can change editable attributes, change attribute values, and delete attributes. These functions do not support standard attributes because standard attributes are created in the library definition.

Which attributes are editable is indicated in the Maintainable column under Library Definition Detail View Attributes tab page .

You edit attributes as follows:

Choose the Maintainable Attributes tab page.
Select the object.
Choose Maintain Attributes.

A dialog box appears.
Select an attribute and specify an attribute value.
Save your entries.

The attribute has now been edited.

Add Reference

You can assign an owner and a contract to custom objects.

Prerequisite

You have created at least one owner or contract.

You add a reference as follows:

Select the object.
Choose Add Reference.

A dialog box appears.
Select the object type and specify a value.
Save your entries.

The reference has now been added.

Result

Subsequent Procedures