Type Information tab

The Attribute Type Name is the name given to the attribute. This name should be unique and descriptive. It cannot contain spaces.

The Base Type is the basic data type from which the attribute type is derived.

When creating or editing an attribute type, it must be based on one of ten base attribute types. Base attribute types cannot be changed or deleted. In addition to the ten available base attribute types, There are three types that are reserved for IDI Billing Solutions' use.

Base Attribute Types (these types cannot be changed or deleted):

• Integer (Int)

• Decimal

• String

• Date

• Time

• DateTime

• Boolean

• UnsignedInteger (UInt)

• Hyperlink

• Password

• Object (Reserved for use by IDI Billing Solutions)

• Collection (Reserved for use by IDI Billing Solutions)

• Reference (Reserved for use by IDI Billing Solutions)

  Note

  The sort on the Base Type field is not an alpha sort. Base Type is an ENUM and ENUM types sort according to their numeric value.

The Type Data Length indicates the maximum length a string-based attribute can be. The default value is zero.

Note

The Type Data Length for Attribute Objects is set by the system and cannot be changed.

Precision is the total length of the numeric value if that value contain a decimal point. This is used only if the type is a floating point-numeric. The default value is zero.

For example if the decimal was (4.2), the precision is 4, which is the total length allocated for the numeric value. Therefore the value shown in the field would be xx.xx.