Metasolv Custom Data Fields
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Metasolv Custom Data Fields
Overview
•Three major tools for customizable data fields
Value Labels
User Data
Custom Attributes
•Comparison of these three tools
•Typical Uses•Extending the value
Value Labels
Value Labels
•Where they’re found:• Product Specification/Product Catalog
(therefore, PSR only)
• Used to gather order-entry data about a product
Value Labels
Product Spec Product Catalog Item
Value Labels
Value Labels•Examples
As defined…
As seen on the PSR…
Value Labels•Features
Value Labels
Value Labels
User Data
User Data•Where they’re found:
User Data
•How they work
• Created against the specific area you’re trying
to cover
• Used with Categories to produce Lists
• Appears against the specific item designated
(Circuit, NetLoc, etc.)
User Data
•How they work
•Column Name: Unique, Uppercase only
•Data Type: Number, Decimal, Varchar2 (Alphanumeric), Date, and Dropdown
•Category & Type: Used to create dropdown values
•Relationship: For use with Categories, provides list validation
•Value for Existing Rows: Fill in values for existing items
•Label: Display label (can be changed)
•Visible: Used to hide a field you no longer want to use
•Required: Marks a value as required (not effective)
User Data
•Dropdowns are Lists or Table references
using User Data “Categories” Dropdown as a List Dropdown as a Table reference
User Data
•Examples
PSR User Data
Circuit User Data
Network Location User Data
User Data
User Data
Custom Attributes
Custom Attributes•Where they’re found
Custom Attributes
Custom Attributes
•How they work
CA Utility
• Create CA’s
• Associate CA’s to elements
Custom Attributes
Custom Attributes
Custom Attributes
Custom Attributes
Custom AttributesOrdering Dialog
Connection Design
Custom Attributes
Bandwidth Allocatin Report
Components
Custom Attributes
Comparison of Features
Negative AttributePositive Attribute
Comparison of Features
Negative AttributePositive Attribute
Comparison of Features
Negative AttributePositive Attribute
Typical Uses
Extending the Value
•Each tool has a limited “reach” within the application
•These limitations can be overcome to a degree by
customizations -
• Custom Validations
• Gateway Events
• Custom Extensions
Extending the Value - Example
Extending the Value - ExamplePSR User Data (Order-level data)
PSR Order Custom Validation
1 - Copy order-level data from PSR to Trunk Group(s) and Trunk Circuit(s) User Data2 - Copy SI Value Labels for Trunks Groups to Trunk Group(s) and Trunk Circuit(s) User Data
Task Completion Custom Validation (CKTID Task)
3 - Copy order-level data from PSR to Circuit(s) User Data4 - Copy SI Value Labels for Circuits to Circuit(s) User Data
PSR Value Labels (Serv Item-level data)
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Conclusion
•Not one solution for all problems
•Each solution has strengths and weaknesses
•It would be desirable to work with Oracle to
• Extend one solution application-wide
-or-
• Build better integrations between
solutions
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