RELATIONSHIPS
Product/Document
One
Product/Document - One Product/Document Type
One
Product/Document Type - Many Product/Document Properties
One
Product/Document - Many Related/Linked Documents
One
Product/Document - Many Group/Family
One
Group/Family Filter - One Group - Many Product/Document Properties
Group/Family
One
Group/Family - Many Sub-Group/Family
One
Group/Family - One Group/Family Type
One
Group/Family - Many Group/Family Properties
SECURITY
Application
security is managed through permissions and content security is
managed through communities.
In
the Management UI, these menu items manage the different Security
assignments.
Families,
"Manage Security"
Products,
"Manage Selected, Security Permissions"
Properties,
"Manage Restrictions, Manage Permissions" (sets permissions
for a Property Value)
PROPERTIES
Universal
properties are provided by the components and can't be deleted or
altered (other than the values)
User-defined
properties are created by the developer or administrative user using
the ManagementUI.
Group/Family
Properties are separate from Document/Product Properties
For
more information about Regular Expressions see...
Microsoft
- Regular Expressions
MSDN
- Regular Expressions
.NET
Framework General Reference
Custom
Format - Enumeration.
-Entries
separated by "|" (pipe)
-Difference
between Enum Values (string value) and Enum Display (displayed/label
value)
-Useful
for short lists that won't change often. Recommendation is to query
a SQL validation table
Located
under "Advanced", "Load enumeration from database
table or view"
GROUPS/FAMILIES AND TYPES
"Orphaned"
Product/Documents belong to the "Unassigned" Group
Types
manage the presentation and selection of Properties
Document
Types and Groups may have the same name depending on their intended
use
Each
Document Type must have at least one User Defined Property
Group
= Land Vehicle
|
Type
|
User
Defined Properties
|
Tank
M-47 Patton
M-4 Sherman
M-84 MBT
|
Armament,
Ammunition, Armor type
|
Car
2001 Nissan Maxima
1988 Maxda MX6-GT
1998 Buick Riviera
|
Color,
Number of Doors, Model Year, Style
|
GROUP FILTERS
One
Filter for one Group/Family. Manages selection and presentation order
of Product/Document Properties.
Based
on Document/Product Properties not Group Properties
RELATED/LINKED DOCUMENT/PRODUCTS
Relationship Types are added in the "Relationship Types"
function. Products/Documents are linked to other Products/Documents
in the "Products" function, "Define Relationships"
Examples
Sub Assembly
Accessory
Similar |
Accessory
Substitution
Cross-Sell |
Up-Sell
Option |
|