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Create New Attributes

You can use Connector Xpress as an editor for generic metadata, and create new attributes, rather than selecting discovered attributes in the attribute mapping table. You can use this procedure to define compound type attributes or any other connector-specific attribute that is not mapped to an endpoint attribute.

Follow these steps:

1. Create a project, and when prompted to select a Data Source, select No source.

   The Endpoint Type Details dialog appears.

2. Complete the fields on the Endpoint Type Details dialog.
3. Expand the Classes node, then click the Attributes node of the class you want to map.

   The Map Attributes dialog appears.

4. In the Maps To field, type the name of the attribute you want to add.

   Connector Xpress adds the new attribute to the mapping tree.

5. Expand the Attributes node in the mapping tree, then click the new node for the attribute.

   The Attribute Details dialog appears.

6. Complete the fields on the Attribute Details dialog.