Value (Create Change Request)

Values are Structure Elements which determine the most useful characteristics of the Property https://manuals.paradine.at/wiki/pages/createpage.action?spaceKey=EDMD1&title=%286.3%29%20%20%28dicmgr%20user%29%20Properties&linkCreation=true&fromPageId=231441462 (e.g. Property: color, Value: red). The sum of all Values of a Property is called a Value List.

The workspace area for the management of Values can be accessed via menu Content manager → Values.

Figure 1: Content Manager Value

First of all, the user can change the language of the content by navigating the mouse to the button "en" which is left to search field. Various languages can be selected.

Figure 2: Languages of the Content

In the field Enter query it is possible to type in the ID or the preferred name of the Value.

By clicking on "advanced search" (under search field), there are several search options available.

Figure 3: Advanced search field

The search options are explained via mouse over in the CDP. By clicking on the Search button without entering name or ID in the search field, all Values are displayed in the list view below.

Figure 4: List of Values

The user can select between the tabs Classes [number of existent Values] and Change requests [number of Change requests]. Note: Number of Change requests is only displayed after clicking on the tab.

On the far-right side, the option to display up to 100 entries is available. Here the Excel icon allows to directly export in an Excel file the entries that are displayed on the page:

Figure 5: Entries display

The textual information of a value is edited without changing the concept, but rather to correct mistakes. If the concept of the class is changed, in most cases a new clas has to be created instead.

• NOTE: Change Textual Information is possible in any release.

In order to create a CR for changing the textual information of a CC proceed as follows:

1. Select menu entry Change Text under User/Change Request/Value.
   
   
   
   Figure 1: Menu entry used to call function “Change Text” of VA
    
2. Select Value by using three different ways:
   1. Browse through the hierarchy of the classification tree to find values used in the BASIC version, click on the VA and click on the select button:
      
      
      
      Figure 2: Change Text Value - Select Value in Basic Search Dialog
       
   2. Browse through the hierarchy of the ADVANCED structure (application class, block, aspect) to find values used in the ADVANCED version, click on the VA and click on the select button:
      
      
      
      Figure 3: Change Text Value - Select Value in Advanced Search Dialog
       
   3. Search in the search field for values used in any version by typing in the PreferredName or ID, click on the VA and click on the select button:
      
      
      
      Figure 4: Change Text Value - Select Value in Search Dialog
       
   4. Perform desired changes in Change Text-Dialog dialog and press button Save.
      
      
      
      Figure 5: Change Textual Info Dialog
       

Result: CR for changing the textual information of VA will be saved and may be retrieved for further editing/submittal under menu entry My Change Request.

A new value is created. In order to create a change request (CR) for a new value (VA) proceed as follows:

1. Select menu entry Create Value under User/Change Request/Value:
   
   

   
   Figure 6: Menu entry used to call function „Create Value“

2. Browse and search through existing values to check whether an appropriate value already exists, and in case no value is found - press button “Create Value”
3. Fill in the information of the new VA in the fields of the Create Value-Dialog and press Save:
   
   
   
   Figure 7: Create Value Dialog
    

Result: CR for new VA will be saved and may be retrieved for further editing/submittal under menu entry My Change Request.

A value can be removed from the ECLASS dictionary and all assignments to vaule lists/properties will be deleted automatically.

• NOTE: REMOVE VA is a structural change and therefore only allowed in a MajorRelease.

In order to create a CR for removing a VA proceed as follows:

1. Select menu entry Remove Value under User/Change Request/Value.
   
   
   
   Figure 8: Menu entry used to call function “Remove Value”
    
2. Search VA to be removed and click on the VA to select:
   
   
   
   Figure 9: Remove Value Search and Select Dialog
    
3. Enter reason for removal in Remove VA dialog and press button Save.
   
   
   
   Figure 10: Remove Value Dialog
    

Result: CR for removing the VA will be saved and may be retrieved for further editing/submittal under menu entry My Change Request.

• ECLASS ContentDevelopmentPlatform

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• Property (Create Change Request)

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