Create Object Types

Micromine Nexus allows you to work with a default set of object types, for example, Micromine formats including Data, String, Annotation and Wireframe files, Image formats, CAD formats, PDF and Word documents, etc. To facilitate the implementation of your business processes, you can also create "custom" object types.

Object Types are configured globally and selected as part of the settings of a workspace.

To create an object type:

1. On the Navigation menu: Click Admin | Settings to open the Admin Settings window.

   

2. Click to select the Object Types tab:

   

3. Click Create above the list of object types:

   

Properties

Set the following properties of the object type:

Name & Description

Enter the Name and Description of the object type. The name must be unique. Your description should help other users identify the type.

File icon

Click the Edit button on the Object icon to select an icon that will help to identify the object type.

Attributes

When you create an object type, you can select from a list of attributes that have been configured globally.

Note that attributes are simply used to identify and manage the files and tasks in Nexus and should not be confused with the fields in the files you upload to Nexus.

Select the attributes that will be allocated to this type:

Not Selected

The attributes that have been configured on the Attributes tab of the Administration window are available for selection in the Not selected pane. Click on the Add icons to move them to the Selected pane.

Selected

The attributes that you have added to the object type are listed in the Selected pane. Click on the Trash can icons to remove them. This moves them back to the Not selected pane.

Create

Finally, click Create to create the object type. The new object type is added to the list of object types on the Administration | Object Types page: