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Managing OU Object Instances


Object manager is used for defining and managing the relationship between data tables.

  • Object: a data table in a relational database. Rows of data stored in the table are called Object Instances.
  • Object Relationship: specify the relationship between two objects using foreign keys.
  • View: group the fields of one or more objects together based on object relationship.

The final application can use views to easily view combined data from multiple objects.

Managing Objects


At the OU layer of Configuration Center, you can view all the objects in the current environment as well as create, export and import object instances. Creating or editing object at the OU layer is not currently supported. Contact the system administrator if necessary and go to the Object Manager at the global layer for operation.

Viewing Object Information


  1. Select Object Manager > Objects from the left navigation pane.
  2. The object list displays all the objects in the current environment. Select Details btn_details corresponding to the object to open the object details page.
  3. You can view the following information of the object on different tabs of the object details page.
    • Basic information: view object name, alias, source, description, creator, time of creation, last updated by, and last updated on.
    • Field information: view fields contained in the object, column header that indicates the data table, data type of each column of data, and whether the field is required.
    • Object relationship: view object relationship that takes the current object as the main object, including associated objects, and relation types.

Viewing Object Instances


  1. Select Object Manager > Objects from the left navigation pane.

#. Find the desired object in the object list. Select the Object Instance btn_instance button on the right to open the object instance list. #.

The object instance list displays all the instances of the object, which are displayed on the Public ** or **Private tabs depending on their effective scopes.

  • Public: display all object instances in the environment. Editing public object instances at the OU layer is not supported. Contact the system administrator if necessary.
  • Private: display object instances effective within the current OU.

Managing Private Object Instances


  1. Select Object Manager > Objects from the left navigation pane.

#. Find the desired object in the object list. Select the Object Instance btn_instance button on the right to open the object instance list. #.

Select the Private tab. You can perform the following operations on this tab.

  • Create object instance: select New Object Instance and enter the desired value in the popup window. The fields need to be entered vary from object to object.
  • Export object instance: select Export Object Instance. After the object instance is exported, select Download Exported File to download the exported file.
  • Import object instance: batch create/update instances by importing. The following two ways are supported: Import New Instance and Update Existing Instance. If the instance identifier contained in the file is the same as the existing instance, the latter will be updated.

Viewing Object Relationships


The OU layer of Configuration Center displays object relationships already created at the global layer. You can select Object Manager > Object Relationships from the left navigation pane to view the object relationship list. Creating or editing object relationship at the OU layer is not currently supported. Contact the system administrator if necessary.

Viewing Object Views


The OU layer of Configuration Center displays views already created at the global layer. Creating or editing object views at the OU layer is not currently supported. Contact the system administrator if necessary.

  1. You can select Object Manager > View from the left navigation pane to view the view list.
  2. Select Details btn_details corresponding to the view to view the detailed configuration of the view, which includes:
    • Main object: the main object of the view.
    • Associated object: objects contained in the view that are associated with the main object table.
    • Included fields: fields selected from each object.
    • Sort by: have the content of the view arranged from smallest to largest or vice versa based on certain field of certain object.