User Controlled Attribute Maintenance Window

Toolbar -

  • Save - Click to save the new or edited attribute.*

  • See A History Of Changes For This Attribute  - Select an attribute then click this button to see a summary of its properties when it was first added and any changes made to its properties since that time. See also Review History Of Changes For User Controlled Attribute.

  • See All The Attributes For The Selected Dimension - Click to see a full list of Corporate and User Controlled Attributes for the dimension related to the attribute with which you are currently working. See also Attributes And Hierarchies Window.

  • Delete  - Click to delete the attribute. Deleting the attribute means the attribute and any data you imported for it will be removed and no longer available in Stratum.Viewer.*

  • Exit  - Click to exit this window and return to the User Controlled Attribute list window.

  • Help  - Click to open help that is specific to working with User Controlled Attributes.

*Note: Your additions, edits, and deletions done for User Controlled Attributes will not be reflected in Stratum.Viewer until after the next Full process occurs in Stratum.Connector.

General – Control all the properties for the User Controlled Attribute from this section. Also use the section to optionally add a hierarchy based on the attribute.

  • Dimension - Choose the dimension to which you want the attribute added.

  • Attribute - Enter a name for the attribute.

  • Default Value - Specify a character(s) to display as the default value for the attribute. That value will be used for key values that do not yet have data for the attribute. When you see the default value for an attribute in a view, that indicates data does not currently exist for the attribute. For example, if you have not imported data for the attribute using Master Data Import functionality, all key values will be set to the default value. This property defaults to “?” but you can customize it to any text you prefer to use, up to 50 characters.

  • Create Hierarchy? - Optionally create a hierarchy based on the new attribute. Creating a hierarchy for it lets you see your data summarized by that attribute by making the attribute available as a level that can be included in rows / columns of a view.  “Yes” will create it and enable the name fields below it. You can customize the name of the hierarchy and the level that gets created for it. Names must be different than the attribute on which they are based. The hierarchy and level name default to the name of the dimension for the attribute followed by the name given to the attribute. “No” will skip creating the hierarchy.

Attribute Details – This section tells you when the attribute was created or last updated, and the person who made the changes. Other details tell you if there are pending changes for the attribute and show details of the most recent master data import done for the attribute.

  • Pending Updates – Indicates whether there are pending changes for the attribute that are not yet available in Viewer. “Yes” means there are pending changes. The attribute’s current state as shown here may not match what is in Viewer. “No” means there are no pending attribute updates. The attribute’s current state as shown here matches what is in Stratum.Viewer. If Pending Updates = “Yes”, then a Full process in Stratum.Connector is required. Contact your Stratum administrator for information about when the next Full process is scheduled.

  • Last Master Data Import Date / By – Shows the last date of any master data import done for the attribute and who did the import.