Control Attribute

Some attributes are relevant for only a subset of records in a repsoitory, in contrast to global attributes that apply to all records in a repository. EnterWorks can be configured to define these relevant attributes as category attributes (also known as category-specific attributes). Category attributes are assigned to a taxonomy node, which indicates to EnterWorks that all the records attached to that node use those attributes. The taxonomy attribute is the control attribute for category attributes. Depending on system configuration, descendent taxonomy nodes (a node’s subcategory nodes or children nodes) can inherit category attributes as well. Note that category attribute values are not shared – each record still maintains its own attribute value. The only effect of designating an attribute as a category attribute is to indicate to EnterWorks which attributes are relevant for a particular record.