Filling Dictionary with Data

To fill an MDM dictionary/composite MDM dictionary with data, add elements.

NOTE. Working with elements is available when an MDM dictionary/composite MDM dictionary is opened for edit.

Adding an Element

To add an element, select the parent element in the element tree and execute one of the operations:

• Click the Add Element button on the toolbar or select the Add Element item in the button's drop-down menu. The element will be added to the end of the element tree.

• Select the Add Subelement item in the drop-down menu of the Add Element button on the toolbar. The element will be added as a child element of the selected parent element.

NOTE. The command for adding an element is unavailable if the Elements have Access Permissions checkbox is selected, and the user is not included in any of the label groups that have effective permissions to add elements to the current dictionary.

After executing the operations the Add Dictionary Element dialog box opens:

Dialog box appearance depends on dictionary attributes and on dictionary display mode.

To add an element, determine attribute values if they are not hidden:

• System Attributes. These are mandatory and highlighted with red.

• Custom Attributes.

To add an element from source dictionary to composite MDM dictionary, click the Add Element to Composite Dictionary button in the data source selection string.

Features of adding elements

Features of working with string/text attribute value

Editing Element

To edit the selected element:

• Click the Edit Element button. The Edit Dictionary Element dialog box opens.

• Select the Edit item in the element's context menu.

Change attribute values specified during adding an element.

If the user is denied to edit one or several attributes, the Edit Dictionary Element dialog box displays these attributes but they are locked for edit. If the user does have permissions to edit elements, all attributes will be locked for edit.

NOTE. When editing dictionary element, one cannot change values of imported attributes and default calculated values.

Deleting Element

To delete the selected element:

• Click the Delete button on the toolbar.

• Select the Delete item in the element's context menu.

After selecting the item the confirmation of deleting all elements of the selected dictionary element will be required.

NOTE. Parent elements are deleted with all child elements.