Assigning Item or Request Types to a Data Format

Purpose

Follow this procedure when you want to assign one or more item or request types to a data format.

PRIVILEGES  Manage File Format Definitions

To assign item or request types to a data format:

  1. From the Data Format and Mime Types main window, click the name link of the data format you want to edit, or select it and click the Edit button: edit_file_format_button00007.gif The Edit Data Format dialog box appears showing the General tab.

  2. Click the Relationships tab.

  3. Click the Assign button: assign_item_type_button.gif 

  4. Select To Item Type or To Request Type according to the type of assignment to want to make.

  5. The Assign dialog box appears.

  6. Select the product that owns the item or request type you want to assign from the Product Id list.

  7. Select the item or request type you want to assign from the Item/Request Type Name list.

  8. Click OK. You will be returned to the Edit Data Format dialog box.

  9. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 for each item or request type you want to assign.

  10. When you have finished, click OK.

Related Topics

Assign Dialog Box

About Defining Data Formats and MIME Types