Attribute types

Name

Text (40)

The name defines the attribute type and must be unique.

Description

Text (256)

Any number of additional data which the user can specify for an attribute type.

In use

How often this Attribute is in use

Unit

Unit for this Attribute

Unique

Check for attribute value uniqueness, avail. for data types Text, Integer and Floats. Multiple 0 (zero) or empty string as defaults allowed case sensitive text uniqueness A <> a
Unique attribute types value can't be inherited Unique attributes aren't available for multi-assign.

Predefined Values

A value can be entered via +/-, which then be selected for the attribute. The order can changed with /\ and \/. The value in the first row becomes the default valued, meaning in the first place should be something like ---Please choose--- .

Data type

The data type determines which values the attribute may assume. Possible data types are:

Department

Link to a department (see Library Organisation)

Component

Link to a component

Command

Windows NT – Command.

File Hyperlink

Any file that can be opened. The user can determine which programme is to be used to open the file.

Date

DD.MM.YYYYYY

(D Day, M Month, Y Year), e.g. 01.01.2010

E-mail

E-mail address

Color

Color assignment

Company

Link to a company (see Library Organisation)

Company group

Link to a company group (see Library Organisation)

Integral

Whole number

e.g.: 42

Money

Amount with currency symbol, e.g. EUR 100.00

Floating point

Decimal

3,14159

Internet Hyperlink

Hyperlink

IPv4

4x 0-255

IP address

Memo field

Any multiline text

Location

Link to a location

Person

Link to a person (see Library Organisation)

Text

Any text up to 1024 characters. (here texts can be predefined as select field), e.g.

Directory

Opens a directory in the File Explorer