Adding and Deleting Attributes

You can add or delete attributes to accommodate changes to the data.

► To add an attribute

1.

In the Schema Editor of the process you want to work with, right-click an attribute and select Add. The Add Output Attribute window opens.

Refer to the following table and specify each property:

2.

Do one of the following:

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To add one attribute: Click Add and Close. The attribute is added and the window closes.

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To add multiple attributes: Click Add. The attribute is added. Continue adding attributes. When finished, click OK to close the window.

New attributes are added under the currently selected item. If there are multiple items selected or none is selected, the attributes are added to the bottom of the list.

3.

From the Navigation or Project View, right-click the process and select Apply Schema Changes.

4.

When the message box appears, click OK.

► To delete an attribute 

1.

In the Schema Editor, right-click the attribute and select Delete.

Note:

You cannot delete inherited attributes.

2.

From the Navigation or Project View, right-click the process and select Apply Schema Changes.

3.

When the message box appears, click OK.

► To add Name Sections to the output of CDP

For adding one or more name sections to the output of Customer Data Parser, use these steps:

1.

In the Schema Editor from Customer Data Parser, right-click an output attribute.

2.

Select Add Attributes > Name section 0x, where x is a number from 2 through 10. All the output attributes required for each name section are added to the bottom of the attribute list.

Note:

Do not confuse the Add Attributes menu option with the Add menu option.

Note:

Name section 01 is in the output schema by default.

3.

Click Finish.

4.

To apply the schema changes, go to the Navigation or Project View, right-click the Customer Data Parser process and select Apply Schema Changes.

5.

When the message box appears, click OK.

Note:

If you add name sections to the output of CDP, you will have to modify the Names to Write settings. See Selecting Names to Write for details.

► To add the repository attributes to the output of CDP

Although the CDP writes a full set of data to the repository, it uses a subset of the repository attributes in the output schema by default. Use this procedure to add additional repository attributes to the output schema.

1.

In the Schema Editor from Customer Data Parser, right-click an output attribute.

2.

Select Add Parser Outputs. The Parser Output Attributes window opens.

3.

Select attributes from the list and click Add. All the output attributes selected are added to the bottom of the attribute list.

4.

Click Finish.

5.

To apply the schema changes, go to the Navigation or Project View, right-click the process and select Apply Schema Changes.

6.

When the message box appears, click OK.

► To add the Relationship Linker attributes to an empty project

When you add the Relationship Linker process to an empty or user-defined project, the process does not include the Relationship Linker output attributes in the schema. Use this procedure to add all Relationship Linker output attributes to the output.

1.

In the Relationship Linker Schema Editor, right-click an output attribute.

2.

Select Add Attributes > Relationship Linker Output Attributes. All the output attributes required for the linking process are added to the bottom of the attribute list.

3.

In the Navigation or Project View, right-click the Relationship Linker process and select Apply Schema Changes.

4.

When the message box appears, click OK.

 

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