Some Components, their Fields and Relationships are "locked down", i.e., they cannot be modified. Some functionality in the system relies on these attributes to be exactly as they are.
To view a Component Configuration
In the Web Application, select Designer Component Management from the menu. Components are listed in alphabetical order.
Find and open the Component.
The properties of the Component will be displayed as a tab form.
Tab Name
Contents
Definition
Shows the Component Properties.
Data Fields
Shows all the fields.
Relationships
Shows all the relationships.
BI Configuration
Flags if the component is to be included in BI Reporting, the BI Name and Natural Key.
Rest API
Flags if the component is to be included in the REST API
Location Aware
Optional fields for components whose records can be identified at a specific latitude/longitude, so that the records can be automatically plotted on maps or identified within a certain proximity to a location.
In addition to Latitude and Longitude, you can also specify a "Location name" which defines the information displayed for a record, when clicking or hovering over it on a map.
Visualizations
Select a non-hierarchical field to be used as a category /dimension.
Visualization data source list view: Select the list view to be used as the basis for new data sources in Visualizations, and for opening records when using "Analyze Further" in Visualizations. If left blank, the Default Component Lookup List View will be used.
The form assigned to the selected list view (or default component lookup) will be the form that is opened when opening it from the "Analyze Further" list.
Component Management from the menu. Components are listed in alphabetical order.