Attribute Dependencies

The Attribute Dependencies tab allows you to link attributes to each other by defining a parent/child relationship. You can define parent/child relationships for any attribute type that can be associated with a list, such as date, float, integer, money, percent, or text.

After you have chosen the parent and child attributes, you need to define the dependency relationships. Select a list work item from the parent attribute and then associate a value from the child attribute by adding a list work item from the child attribute to the list work item of the parent attribute.

Adding an attribute dependency

Open the New Attribute Dependency dialog box and choose the parent and child attributes. Then specify the relationships between a list work item which belongs to the parent and child attributes.

To add an attribute dependency

From the application toolbar, click Setup, and then select Customization.
Select the Attributes Setup tab.
Select the Attribute Dependencies tab.
Click New.
In the New Attribute Dependency dialog box select a parent attribute (the attribute for which dependencies will be created) and a child attribute (the attribute from which the dependencies are based).
Select the parent/child pair that was just created.
Click OK.
Under Selections, select a priority for the dependency (High, Medium, and Low). For each priority, select the parent attributes that are associated with the child attribute and move them to the right column. As the parent / child relationships are created, they will be shown in the Summary section below.
Click Save.

Deleting an attribute dependency

If you are not using an attribute dependency, you can delete it.

To delete an attribute dependency

From the application toolbar, click Setup, and then select Customization.
Select the Attributes Setup tab.
Select the Attribute Dependencies tab.
Select a dependency pair.
Click Delete.

Editing an attribute dependency

Make your changes and then save them.

To edit an attribute dependency

From the application toolbar, click Setup, and then select Customization.
Select the Attributes Setup tab.
Select the Attribute Dependencies tab.
Select an attribute dependency.
Make your changes.
Click Save.

Viewing an attribute dependency

An attribute dependency can be viewed from the Attribute Dependencies tab in the Attributes Setup tab.

To view an attribute dependency

From the application toolbar, click Setup, and then select Customization.
Select the Attributes Setup tab.
Select the Attribute Dependencies tab.
Select a dependency pair. This populates the Selections and Summary boxes. The Summary box allows you to view a graphical representation of the parent/child relationship.
Use the Parent List Items drop-down to select the work item from which you want to view a child work item.