Manage Attribute Groups

Attribute groups provide a way to organize attributes to make it easier to edit attribute values in a record. All attributes groups must belong to an attribute tab. Attribute groups are managed at the profile level.

There are two ways to manage a profile’s attribute groups:

Through a Manage Profile tab.
Through the Hierarchy/Taxonomy editor, (see Edit a Profile in the Taxonomy Editor).

This section of the document will discuss managing tabs through a Manage Groups tab. There are several ways to open a profile’s Groups tab/pane:

Open a repository based on the profile in a Repository Dashboard, scroll to the Manage Profile pane, and click the Groups tab.
Open a repository based on the profile in a Repository Dashboard, scroll to the Groups pane.
Open the profile in a Profile tab, (see Open Profiles Tab) and click the Groups tab.

Groups Pane

Assigning Attributes to Groups and Tabs

The following procedure describes how to assign an attributes to a group or tab.

Open the repository in a Repository Dashboard by opening the Feature Sidebar, opening the Administration tab, opening the Model folder, and selecting Repositories.

Open Model Repositories

The Repository tab will open and display a list of the repositories in EnterWorks.
Select the repository you wish to open in the dashboard, and click the Dashboard button on the Activity Bar.
Scroll to the Manage Profile pane.

An attribute’ group assignment can be managed by either:
Double-clicking the attribute’s Group field and selecting a group (or no group) from the dropdown list.
Selecting the attribute, clicking the Edit button in the Manage Profile pane’s Activity Tab, and selecting the group from the Group dropdown list.

An attribute’s Tab assignment can be managed by:
Double-clicking the attribute’s Tab field and selecting a tab (or no tab) from the dropdown list.

Add or Edit an Attribute Group

To add or edit an attribute group, first open the profile’s Groups pane or tab, (see Manage Attribute Groups).

Groups Pane

To add an attribute group, click the Add button on the Groups pane’s Activity Bar.

To edit an attribute group, select the group, and click theEdit button on the Groups pane’s Activity Bar.

The Add/Edit Group dialog will open.

Add/Edit Group Dialog

The configuration options in the Add/Edit Group dialog are:

Name: (Required) A multi-language field.
Description: (Optional) A multi-language field.
Collapsed: (Required – defaults to Collapsed) Use the dropdown to select Collapsed or Expanded. This indicates, when a record is edited, whether the group will be displayed expanded or collapsed within the tab.
Attribute Tab: (Required) All groups must belong to an attribute tab. Use the dropdown to select the group’s attribute tab.
Group Type: (Required) The Add/Edit Group dialog is also used to edit link relationship groups and variant groups. Use the dropdown to select Attribute.

When you are finished editing the configuration options, click the Apply button on the bottom of the dialog to save the edited group and exit the Add Group dialog, or click the Cancel button to exit the Add Group dialog without saving the edited group.

Delete an Attribute Group

To delete an attribute group, first open the profile’s Groups pane or tab, (see Manage Attribute Groups).

Groups Pane

To delete an attribute group, select it and click the Delete button on the Groups pane’s Activity Bar.

Reorder Attributes in a Group

For directions on reordering the attributes in a group, see Reorder Attribute Tabs and Groups.