Assign/Edit Attribute Dialog Box (Users)

The Assign/Edit Attribute dialog box enables you to add a single-field, single-value attribute to the global user account, or edit an existing user attribute.

NOTE To assign a valid set to a user attribute, the valid set must be defined in the $GENERIC product.

Field	Description	Rules and Guidelines
Name	The name that identifies this attribute. Enter a name in the text field.	Required. Display only when editing an attribute
Attribute Number	A unique number that Dimensions assigns to the attribute. Unless you define a value for Display Order (see below), this number determines the order in which the attribute appears on a dialog box or in a list of attributes.	Display only.
Max Length	The maximum length allowed for a character field. This field only applies if the Data Type field is set to Char.	Required. Enter an integer between 1 and 1978.
Data Type	The format of values entered for the attribute: Char means the value must be a string of characters of length up to the value of Max Length (see above). Date means the value must be an 11-character date in the format DD-MMM-YYY. For example: 01-JAN-2000 Number means the value must be a real number or integer such as -1.23 or 42.	Required.
User Prompt	The attribute's field label which will be used in interactive dialog boxes.	Required. Up to 50 characters.
Attribute Type	The type of attribute. For user attributes, this type must be Single Value.	Display only.
Display Width	The width in characters for the display of this attribute.	Required. Enter an integer between 1 and 240.
Display Height	The height in lines for the display of this attribute. The value of this field determines how many lines will be visible whenever a user enters or edits a value for this attribute. This value does not restrict how many lines the attribute may occupy. NOTE Enter a value of 2 or higher so that users can see at least two lines of data at a time.	Required. Enter an integer between 0 and 24.
Display Order	The order in which this attribute will appear in dialog boxes and lists of attributes. If left blank, the order is determined by the Attribute Number that Dimensions assigns to the attribute.	Optional. Enter a positive integer between 1 and 220.
Default Value	The default value of the attribute when a new user is created. If left blank, the attribute will not have a default value. You can use these variables as default values: $TODAYS_DATE: The current system date and time in the format DD-MMM–YYYY 00:00:00. $USER_NAME: The operating system login ID of the current user.	Optional. Up to 240 characters.
Help Message	The help text for this attribute's field.	Optional. Up to 80 characters.
Keep History	Specifies whether update history information should be recorded for this attribute.	Optional.
Is Mandatory	Specifies whether a value for this attribute is required.	Optional.
Display In	Allows you to specify where you want the attribute to display: Edit Attributes: Displays the attribute in the Edit Attributes dialog box. Custom Pending & Catalog Views: Displays the attribute when customizing Dimensions Pending/Catalogue views.	Optional.
Associated Valid Set	The valid set, or set of permissible values for validation purposes (if any) associated with this attribute. If you are creating a new attribute, a list displays the existing valid sets in the $GENERIC product. Select a value from the list. If you select a multi-column valid set, these additional fields appear: Column Number, Validation Group Name, and Is Auto-Populate. See below.	Optional. Display only when editing an attribute.
Column Number	The column number of the valid set that you want to associate with the attribute.	Required. Only applicable if you selected a multi-column valid set.
Validation Group Name	The validation group name that identifies the instance of the valid set that you want to associate with the attribute.	Required. Only applicable if you selected a multi-column valid set.
Is Auto-Populate	Indicates whether to automatically populate the attribute if a single match against the valid set is found.	Optional. Only applicable if you selected a multi-column valid set.