Working with the Type and Attribute Management Utility
The
Type and Attribute Management utility, accessed by clicking the
Type and Attribute Management link from > or > , allows site and organization administrators to manage type definitions, attribute definitions, measurement systems, and quantities of measure. Users with the appropriate
permissions can create, edit, or remove types or attributes. Additionally, administrators can configure display units for attributes, associate attribute definitions with type definitions, and constrain the values of those attributes.
The navigation pane on the left side of the Type and Attribute Management window provides access to the following components:
• Manage Types—Allows you to create new subtypes of those parts, documents, change objects, and other objects installed with your solution. Attributes and attribute layouts for each type are also managed from this component.
• Manage Global Enumerations—Allows you to create, edit, and delete value lists for use by attributes.
• Manage Reusable Attributes —Allows you to create new attributes that can be used by multiple Windchill objects, and associated with different values.
• Manage Measurement Systems—Allows you to define your own measurement systems and override the default
display units for the four standard measurement systems. In addition, you can create new measurement systems.
• Manage Quantities of Measure—Allows you to define your own quantities of measure and override existing
display units.
Windchill supports over 40 standard quantities of measure. New quantities of measure can also be created.
The navigation pane can be opened, closed, and resized, similar to the
Navigator in the main
Windchill window. The name of the current user displays at the top of the navigation pane. The icons visible in the navigation pane toolbar are dependent upon the
permissions of the current user.
For information about command-line utilities used for managing types and attributes, see the
Type and Attribute Management Command-Line Tools reference topics.
> or Organizations 
> , allows site and organization administrators to manage type definitions, attribute definitions, measurement systems, and quantities of measure. Users with the appropriate permissions can create, edit, or remove types or attributes. Additionally, administrators can configure display units for attributes, associate attribute definitions with type definitions, and constrain the values of those attributes.