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Create a derived attribute from the Console

Learn how to create derived attributes in the Console.

You need to have the ROLE_API role to create a new attribute. For more information, see topic ROLE_API Access permissions.
To create a derived attribute:
  1. From the Console, select Data Modeler.
  2. In the Data Modeler page, select Entity types from the left navigation pane.
  3. From the list of entity types displayed, select the entity type for which you want to create derived attributes.
  4. In the Attributes page, select the Derived attributes tab. If you haven't defined any derived attributes yet, you will see a blank page, as shown below:
  5. To create a new derived attribute, select Edit from the top right corner.
  6. From the options displayed, select + Create New.
  7. In the Create new derived attribute page, select the Simple Attribute type to create a simple derived attribute.
    1. Enter a Name, Display Name, and a Description for the attribute.
    2. From the Data type dropdown, select the attribute's data type.
    3. Toggle the Faceted switch on to include the attribute in faceted search.
    4. Select Add & Exit to save the attribute details, or select Add another to add another derived simple attribute.
  8. In the Create new derived attribute page, select the Nested Attribute type to create a nested derived attribute.
    1. Enter the Name, Display name, and Description.
    2. Toggle the Faceted switch on to include the attribute in faceted search.
    3. To add and order nested attributes, select +Add child attribute.
    4. Select Simple or Nested.
    5. Enter the required details and select Save to save the details.
    6. Select Add & Exit to save the attribute details, or select Add another to add another derived attribute.
  9. When you save the details, you will navigate back to the Derived attributes list page. Here, view the list of derived attributes you created.
  10. Select Save all to save the attributes created.

    Selecting Cancel will cancel and delete the attributes you created.