Creating a New Criterion
To create new criteria for portfolio application comparison:
1. Open the properties pages of the portfolio and select Characteristics.
2. In the characteristics, expand the Portfolio Criteria section.
3. In the section, click the New button.
The TaggedValue (criterion) creation dialog box opens.
4. Indicate the name of the site and click OK.
The new criterion appears in the list of portfolio criteria.
Defining criterion format
Specification of type and format of a criterion (or TaggedValue) is identical to that of a MetaAttribute. For more details on declaration of criterion format, see chapter "MetaAttributes" of the Studio guide.
To define characteristics of a criterion:
1. Select the criterion and click Property.
2. Click Characteristics.
3. In the MetaAttribute Type field, indicate the type that will take the criterion values.
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MetaAttribute Type
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Meaning
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String
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Alphanumeric, the value of the MetaAttribute Length attribute should then be specified
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DateTime
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Date
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VarChar
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ASCII text
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VarBinary
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Binary text (reserved)
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Boolean
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Boolean (0 or 1)
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Short
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Integer (0-65535)
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Long
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Integer (0- 4294967295)
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Binary
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Binary (reserved)
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Double
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Integer (0- 18446744073709551616)
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Float
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Floating number
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4. In the MetaAttribute Format field, indicate the Format that will take the criterion values. Possible values are:
• Standard: for character strings
• Currency: for currencies
• Enumeration: for a list of character strings with predefined values
• Enumeration (Opened): for a list of character strings open to the user
• Duration: for dates
• Percent : to enter a percentage
• Double : to enter a number
• Object : to enter an object
• Signed Number : to enter a number possibly negative. In this case, MetaAttribute Type must be Short, Long, Double or Float.
The following formats are recognized in analysis reports: Standard, Enumeration and Signed Number. 5. Click OK.
To define values associated with a criterion of Enumeration format:
1. Open the properties pages of the criterion.
2. Select External Values.
3. Click the New to create new values.