Global Attributes

Each product possesses the global attributes Responsibility, Image Name, and User Comments. It is possible to configure up to 25 further global attributes for each product line. These can serve as hierarchical and structural levels in later evaluation processes.

Managing Global Attributes

To manage global attributes, proceed as follows:

1) Navigate to the product line of which you wish to manage the global attributes and click on the ActionLink.

2) Select the Edit Global Attributes option.

3) Information on the three predefined global attributes can be added or removed in the upper section.

Note: Assign the same global attribute to the same position in all product lines you wish to evaluate simultaneously (e.g. Cost center as global attribute 1 in all product lines).

4) You can define up to 25 custom global attributes by entering a name and, if applicable, assigning a list in the bottom section. How to define lists is explained in the chapter “Lists and Formats”.

5) Click on the Save button to save your entries.

Filtering Global Attributes

The product overview can be filtered based on the global attributes.

1) Click on the drop-down arrow in the column that contains the global attribute by which you wish to filter.

2) Select one or more values to filter by and click OK to confirm.

3) To delete the filter, click once again on the drop-down arrow and either check the box (Select All) or Delete Filter From “…”.

Note: You can also use the filter function in the default columns ProductID, NameShort, Status and Template as explained above.