Use the General tab to specify the details
of the characteristic type.
- Type
- Type the name of the characteristic type you want to create.
- Description
- Type the description of the characteristic type you want to create.
- Data Type
- From the drop-down list, select the data type of the characteristic type
you want to create.
- CHAR
- Select this field type to specify the characteristic type data type as
characters.
- DATE
- Select this field type to specify the characteristic type data type as
a date.
- Create DQM rule
- If you create a new characteristic type with a data type value of DATE, you will be given a choice to create a
new DQM rule to validate the new characteristic type. You will be redirected
to the DQM rule creation page with pre-filled values based on the new characteristic
type.
- Class
- From the drop-down list, select the class for the characteristic type
you want to create.
- LC
- Select this field type to specify the characteristic type as a life characteristic.
For
example, height or weight.
- SC
- Select this field type to specify the characteristic type as a system
characteristic.
For example, an airline seat preference or a frequent customer
point balance.
- Resolution Usage
- From the drop-down list, select if this characteristic should be used
for entity resolution.
- None
- Select this field type to specify that the characteristic value will not
be used for entity resolution.
- Confirm/Deny
- Select this field type to specify that the characteristic value will be
used for entity resolution.
- Candidates
- Select this field type to specify that the characteristic value will be
used to build a candidate list and increment a candidate's score.
- Candidates/No Scoring
- Select this field type to specify that the characteristic value will be
used to build a candidate list, but it will not increment a candidate's score.
- Status
- From the drop-down list, select Active to specify
that this characteristic is active. Otherwise, select Inactive.
- Keep History
- From the drop-down list, select Yes to record the
historical status of the characteristic type value. Should only be used for
characteristic types whose values do not change frequently. Otherwise, select No.
- Display Level
- From the drop-down list, select if this characteristic should be used
for graphs and reports.
- None
- Select this field type to exclude the value of this characteristic
type on graphs and reports.
- All
- Select this field type to include the value of this characteristic type
on all graphs and reports.