Group types allow you to organize your groups in different categories and associate certain metadata with a group.
Each group type has the following properties:
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name that is used when referencing the group type. This name can also be returned when querying the groupTypeName property using the group() function. |
| Description | Supplemental information about the group type that is displayed in the application contents grid. |
| Attributes | Additional metadata that can be configured about the groups of this type. |
All group type properties are configured through the Properties dialog. It can be accessed in one of two ways:
Attributes are custom fields that provide additional information about groups of that type. This allows you to further differentiate groups from each other and use the associated metadata throughout your application.
Some types of attributes require each group within the group type to have a value. Attributes of that type require a default value to be set when adding the attribute.
Group type attributes can be of the following types:
| Type | Value Required |
|---|---|
| Boolean | Yes |
| Date | Yes |
| Group | No |
| Number (Decimal) | Yes |
| Number (Integer) | Yes |
| Text | Yes |
| User | No |
Once an attribute has been added to a group type, its configuration cannot be edited. Attributes can be removed by the creator of the group type or by a system administrator.
When viewing a group type, you can create a new group of that type using the New Group button in the toolbar. The Group Type configuration will automatically be defaulted to the current group type.
A group type does not have individual security settings. Designers and system administrators can perform the following actions on any group type:
| Actions | Designer | System Administrator |
|---|---|---|
| Create a group type | Yes | Yes |
| View a group type | Yes | Yes |
| Edit name | No1 | Yes |
| Edit description | No1 | Yes |
| Add new attributes | No1 | Yes |
| Remove attributes | No1 | Yes |
| Create groups of this type | Yes | Yes |
