IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2.1            

Creating an instance

In addition to the wizards that specifically create documents, folders, and custom objects, there is a generic wizard that administrators can use to create an object of any instantiable class. You can use this wizard to create objects of classes such as Link, Referential Containment Relationship, and others, assuming that you know the required and optional property values you want and how they are defined by the class.

About this task

Start of changeWhen the default setting for the property definition of a class is set to True or False, you cannot change the default setting to <not set> while you are creating an instance of that class. However, you can change the setting after you complete the wizard for creating an instance of that class.End of change

Tip: To successfully run the Create Instance wizard, you must copy object references so that they are available for pasting into the wizard property grid. For example, if you are creating a document and want to assign a security policy, you must copy the object reference of the security policy into the paste buffer. Then when you run the Create Instance wizard, you can right-click and paste this value into the Security Policy row of the property grid.

Procedure

To create an instance of a class:

  1. Start the Create Instance wizard in the administration console:
    1. In the domain navigation pane, select the object store.
    2. In the object store navigation pane, click Data Design > Classes.
  2. Right-click the class you want to create an instance of.
  3. Click Create Instance.
  4. Complete the wizard.

Results

Tip: The created object is not displayed under the class node. You can, however, create a search and view or modify the created object from the Search Results folder.


Last updated: March 2016
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