Selecting attributes

  1. Click Connect > Data flows.
    A list of existing document flows is displayed.
  2. Click Details.
  3. Click Add to display the Select Attributes window.
  4. Expand the tree and select the desired attributes.
    The selected attributes are displayed in the tooltip of the “Selected” count at the top of the window.
    This table shows the attribute types that can be selected in the Select Attributes window.
    Attribute type Icon Description
    Data Element Data element icon An element in a business document that can have a value. For example, an Amount element. A data element can be selected. Note that if the data element is contained in a repeating group, the data element can occur multiple times in a business document. A data element can contain attributes. To display the attributes, expand the data element node.
    Repeating Element Repeating element icon A special type of data element that can occur multiple times in a business document. For example, a Note element. A repeating element can be selected. A repeating element can contain attributes. To display the attributes, expand the repeating element node.
    Attribute Attribute icon An attribute in a business document that can have a value. For example, a currencyID that is linked to an Amount element. An attribute can be selected.
    Note: If the data element is contained in a repeating element or in a repeating group, the attribute can occur multiple times in a business document.
    Group Group icon A grouping element in a business document that does not have a value, but contains other group elements or attributes. For example, a SalesOrderHeader. A group has children, such as data elements, attributes, or other groups. To display the children, expand the group node.
    Repeating Group Repeating Group icon A special type of group that can occur multiple times in a business document. For example, a SalesOrderLine. A group has children, such as data elements, attributes, or other groups. To display the children, expand the repeating group node.
    Note: There are three predefined attributes that can be selected from the document header information: AccountingEntityID, LocationID and actionCode. Use these attributes if the delivery of a document to a next step in the flow depends on the document characteristics. For example: to only deliver documents from a specific accounting entity, include a comparison condition based on the attribute AccountingEntityID in the content-based routing or filter.
  5. Click OK.
    The selected attributes are displayed in the Attributes tab.
  6. You can change the names of the attributes in the Attributes tab.
    For example, specify the name of the application document, to which the attributes belong, as a prefix. This is useful if you selected attributes from multiple documents.