The advanced editor provides an advanced view of the object
being edited.
You can directly edit the values of the properties in the Business
Services Repository. This should only be used if you are well-versed
with the ontology model. It requires an understanding of the properties,
values, and objects that can be created or modified.
The advanced editor also provides a generic property-value interface
for viewing and editing objects. The advanced editor is very effective
when dealing with extensions to a meta-model that was created by extending
the ontology.
Note: The advanced editor immediately reflects all ontology
changes.
Child objects are created by introducing nesting in
the property tree. The property field is a property of the object
that is selected. The value field has the values of these properties.
The value field can be one of the following:
- A direct entry field
- A drop-down list
- A dialog button that will open a dialog
- A '+' button for adding a new child object
- A '-' button for removing a child object
You can edit several types of properties using the advanced editor:
- Child objects
- Reference objects — property that references a top-level thing
in the ontology
- Thing reference points to an instance
- Class reference points to type
Note: The type of the property is driven by the ontology. For literals
(string, date, floats, and so forth), use inline editors. A combo
box has been included for enumerations. For references to other objects
in the ontology, select one or more of these objects, based on whether
the property is marked as functional in the ontology.
All changes are indicated by an asterisk. Save the changes just
as you would with a regular editor.