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Include Attributes in a Partition

Create attributes to collect specific information. For example, the London office of an enterprise has different project requirements than the Paris office. The administrator creates attributes for the project object that are specific to the London office and includes them in the London partition. Only the users who are included in the London partition see the attributes.

You can change the partition assignment or partition mode of an attribute at any time. Carefully consider the impact that changes can have on items that reference an attribute. For example, a grid portlet using a user-defined date attribute for Gantt chart columns does not display if the required date attribute becomes absent. A process instance can fail if it can no longer evaluate or set an attribute.

Follow these steps:

1. Open Administration, and from Studio, click Objects.
2. Click the name of the object whose attribute you want to add to a partition.
3. Click Attributes to display the object attributes.
4. Click the attribute that you want to assign to a partition.
5. Complete the following fields:

   Partition

   Specifies the partition to associate with the attribute.

   Partition Association Mode

   Specifies which partitions can include the attribute, in addition to the selected partition.

6. Save your changes.

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