Create a UDET

LEXICON User Guide

User Defined Element Types : Create a UDET

A UDET must be created below a UDET Group (UDETGR) element. To create a UDET Group, select Create > UDET: User defined element from the main menu bar. A UDET element is created and displayed in the Dictionary Explorer.

After the creation of a new UDET, the following attributes fields in the Current Element Editor must be populated. Some attributes are enabled or disabled when the values of related attributes are set

Name

Enter a valid name for the UDET in this text box. Special characters are not allowed.

Description

Enter a brief description of the UDET to be created or modified.

User-defined name

Enter a name for the UDET. This is the name that will be displayed in the other modules. Special characters are not allowed.

To know more about Names and UDET Names, refer to User Defined Element Types.

Base type

A UDET must be based on an existing system defined element type, The UDET created will have the same system attributes as the Base type unless attributes are hidden with Hidden Attributes property. The UDET will not have the UDAs associated with the Base Type.

Enter a base type or select from a list of base types, click the icon to open the Select Base Type.

Owner types

The Owner types list is automatically populated with the list of valid owners when the Base Type is selected.

To remove owners from the list, click the icon to display the Select Owner Types.

Note:

There should be at least one valid owner for an element.

Member types

The UDET Members list is automatically populated when the Base Type is selected.

To remove members from the list, click the icon to display the Select Member Types.

Hidden Attributes

The Hidden Attributes list is automatically populated when the Base Type is selected.

The user can selectively hide attributes from the list and/or re-add them if required and also hide attributes from the list by clicking to display the Select Hidden Attributes.