Select a Product to Classification Link Type (
) to display the Product to Classification Link Type editor and make updates to the link type settings. Each tab on the editor and the parameters are defined below.
Product to Classification Link Type Tab
This tab holds basic information within the Description, In Attribute Groups, and Valid Attribute sections.
Description Section
The Description section includes basic information to identify the link. This data is originally set up in the Product to Classification Link Type wizard, refer to the Creating a Product to Classification Link topic.
All fields except the ID and 'Last edited by' can be edited. The method required to edit a parameter in the link editor is determined by the parameter type:
- For Name, click into the text box and make the desired changes. The ID and name parameters are discussed in the Product to Classification Link Type - Enter ID and Name topic.
- For Externally Maintained, double-click to display a dialog. The externally maintained parameter is discussed in the Product to Classification Link Type - Advanced topic.
While this parameter can be modified, doing so requires special handling. For Oracle databases, this action requires single-update mode (SUM), as defined in the Single-Update Mode topic. For Cassandra databases, this action uses Lock-free Schema Change (LFSC) functionality, as defined in the Lock-free Schema Change topic.
If a link type is edited to be Externally Maintained = Yes, and the link type has been used to link objects, you must select a workspace. All existing links will be synchronized across all workspaces based on the value in the selected workspace.
- For Dimension Dependencies, double-click to display an ellipsis button (
). Click the ellipsis button () to display a dialog that includes the dimension points on your system. Only one dimension point is allowed. If more are needed, create a separate link type. The dimension dependencies parameter is set in the Product to Classification Link Type - Apply Dimension Dependencies topic.
- For Allow multiple links, click the parameter to display the dropdown list of options. Three (3) dots displayed below the icon indicates multiple links are allowed (
). This parameter is discussed in the Product to Classification Link Type - Advanced topic.
While this parameter can be modified, doing so requires special handling. For Oracle databases, this action requires single-update mode (SUM), as defined in the Single-Update Mode topic. For Cassandra databases, this action uses Lock-free Schema Change (LFSC) functionality, as defined in the Lock-free Schema Change topic.
- For Mandatory, click the parameter to display the dropdown list of options. The red check mark displayed below the icon indicates the links is required for full approval (
). This parameter is discussed in the Product to Classification Link Type - Advanced topic.
The approval check for mandatory product to classification links is determined by the ownership of the link. The ownership of a link is set on the classification object type editor using the 'Owns Product Links' parameter. For more information, refer to Owns Product Links on Alternate Classifications Object Type topic.
- For Inheritance of Links and Inheritance of Specification Attributes, click the parameter to display the dropdown list of options. The small green down arrow displayed above the icon indicates the value is inherited (
). This parameter is discussed in the Product to Classification Link Type - Advanced topic. The inheritance of tables is indicated by the 'Inheritance of Specification Attribute' parameter setting. - For Ignore LOV Filter definitions on inherited Attributes for links, click the parameter to display the dropdown list of options. This parameter determines if the LOV Filter definition is inherited when the attributes on the link are inherited and is only available when Inheritance of Specification Attributes / Data Container Types = Yes. This option defaults to No, and must be manually changed to Yes in the link editor, if required. For more information on LOV filtering, refer to Filtering by Hierarchy on LOV Attributes topic.
In Attribute Groups Section
The 'In Attribute Groups' section includes all attribute groups that include the link. Adding a link type to one or more attribute groups determines the label of the section that displays the link in an object editor, enables you to set up user privileges to restrict approval of the link type, and to define a customized view of the link types in the group. For more information, refer to Attribute Groups for Reference and Link Types topic.
- To add an attribute group, click the Add Attribute Group link to display the Select Attribute Group dialog. Choose a group and click the Select button to add the link type to the attribute group.
Once added to an attribute group, the link type is also displayed within the System Setup > Attribute Groups node.
- To modify the attribute groups included or displayed, right-click the vertical ellipsis to the left of the group ID and select an option from the menu.
Valid Attributes Section
Metadata (description) attributes allow information to be captured on the link itself, to determine when the target object should be used, or to provide additional information about the connection between the objects.
To modify the attributes included or displayed, right-click the vertical ellipsis to the left of the ID and select an option from the menu.
For more information, refer to Metadata Attributes on Reference and Link Types topic.
Validity Tab
The Validity tab stores the source product types and target classification types allowed on the product to classification link type.
- For Valid Product Types, any number of product object types can be added. Click the 'Modify Product Types' link to add or remove a product object type. When an object type is removed from the list, if Product to Classification Link of this type already exists for the product object type, the links are deleted. This parameter is discussed in the Product to Classification Link Type - Select Valid Product Types topic.
To modify the object types included or displayed, right-click the vertical ellipsis to the left of the ID and select an option from the menu.
- For Valid Classification Types, any number of classification object types can be added, however, the same object type cannot be added to more than one product to classification link type. Click the 'Modify Product Types' link to add or remove a classification object type. This parameter is discussed in the Product to Classification Link Type - Select Valid Classification Types topic.
While this parameter can be modified, doing so requires special handling. For Oracle databases, this action requires single-update mode (SUM), as defined in the Single-Update Mode topic. For Cassandra databases, this action uses Lock-free Schema Change (LFSC) functionality, as defined in the Lock-free Schema Change topic.
To modify the object types included or displayed, right-click the vertical ellipsis to the left of the ID and select an option from the menu.
Log Tab
The Log tab stores the information about the changes that have taken place on the product to classification link type since it was created.
As additional log entries become available and the page is filled, the pagination buttons are enabled. Additionally, you can download the complete log as a zipped text file.