Classify resources

Classifying a resource allows you to associate it with a class and assign to it the attributes of that class.

Procedure

1. Select the root node of the assembly structure in the Resource view.

2. Click the Edit button in the toolbar, if you are not already in edit mode.

3. Click the hyperlink that displays the class name in the Classification Properties view. The Classification Information dialog box appears. If this is the first time that you are classifying a resource in a session, the classification tree opens the New Resource directory. If you already classified resources in a session, the system displays the classification of the last item classified or loaded.

4. Expand the classification root to navigate through the classes and double-click the classification to which the new item is being assigned.There are two ways to assign an item to a classification class:

   Double-click the desired class.

   Right-click the desired class and choose Select.

   When you select the classification class, attributes of the selected class are displayed in the Classification Properties view.

5. Enter the attribute values of the new resource in the Classification Properties view.

6. Click Save .The resource is saved as a classified item.

Results

If you specify that the root node of the resource structure is an assembly class, it can inherit propagated attributes from the components within the structure.