There might be objects that you duplicate regularly but
you do not want to include all user-defined attributes in the duplicated
objects. For each object, you can specify the user-defined attributes
that you do not want included when you duplicate objects. By excluding
attributes, you can reduce the data maintenance work required to work
with duplicated objects.
About this task
The list of attributes available for selection in the
Skip
Attributes window is populated by the user-defined attributes
that are available for the selected object. If user-defined attributes
do not exist in the object, no attributes are available for you to
select. When you select user-defined attributes to be skipped, the
attributes are not listed in future selection options.
If you specify
that user-defined attributes be skipped for base objects, the skip
values also apply to the object views.
Procedure
- In the Database Configuration application, select an object
that you want to duplicate.
- Select the Skip Attributes action.
- Specify the attributes that you do not want to be copied
to new objects.
- Optional: To specify conditions when attributes
are skipped, specify a value in the Condition field.
- Click OK and save the object.
What to do next
If you specify attributes to be skipped in the duplication
process, you must configure the database for the changes to take effect.