Create Navigational Model Item

Explanation

This activity is used to configure navigational model items. This entails choosing the required database columns for the respective business object types and giving them descriptive text names in order to simplify the navigation possibilities. For example, the CLASS, KEYA01, and KEYA database columns can be chosen as the model items for the Object business object type, for a particular standard, and configured to appear as Class, Facility and Object ID respectively. Only the chosen model items will then be available for creating Navigational Models and Node Displays.

Prerequisites

A standard must exist.

System Effects

A filtered set of model items will be available for defining navigational models and node displays.

Window

Navigational Model Item Configuration

Related Window Descriptions

Navigational Model Item Configuration

Procedure

1. Open the Navigational Model Item Configuration window.
2. Click New.
3. In the Standard field, enter the standard name or use the List of Values to select a standard.
4. In the Business Object Type field, click the drop-down list and select if the navigational model item should apply to an object or design part.
5. In the Item Name field, select an item using the List of Values. Items are the database columns that can be given text descriptions.   
6. In the Item Description field, enter a descriptive name for the database column. This text will appear in the Business Object Explorer Navigational Models.
7. Click Save.