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      Schema Data Elements

      Mastering Schema Data Elements: Understanding Classes, Labels, and Relations in the Schema Editor

      Elements Available in this Section

      Element Description
      Class Learn the fundamental element of Schema Editor which allows you to categorize and classify elements based on their characteristics/attributes in Innoslate.
      Attributes Learn how to create an Atribute for a Class in the Schema Editor.
      Labels Learn how to utilize labels from Schema Editor, providing a flexible way to tag and categorize entities, enhancing organization and search ability in Innoslate.
      Relations  Learn about the power of relationships from Schema Editor, allowing users to establish connections and dependencies between different entities on Innoslate.

      Class

      From the ‘Schema Editor,’ you can customize the current set of classes defined in your project’s database schema.

      Note, that in order to perform each of the customization tasks outlined below, it is necessary to first have “Classes” highlighted in the ‘Schema’ tab of the left sidebar. This toggles the view to display a list of the currently defined schema-based classes.

      navigate-to-classes

      Adding a New Class

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Classes” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Click the blue ‘New Class’ button located on the toolbar.

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      3. The view will update to display a ‘Create New Class’ form. Here you can type in the name, description, hide it or give it a parent class. There is also an option for your new Class to be ‘Abstract’ which serves as a blueprint for child classes.  This means that entities cannot be this exact class but the new class created will inherit relationships and attributes if they are assigned as a child of a class.

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      4. Give it Attributes.
      5. When you have finished entering information, click the ‘Save’ button located on the toolbar to persist your changes to your project’s database schema.

      Editing an Existing Class

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Classes” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Locate the class you would like to edit and click the ‘Edit’ button on the right within the class’ displayed row.

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      3. The view will update to display an ‘Edit’ form, where you can change the attributes of the existing class.

        edit-class-form

        Please keep in mind that the 'Schema Editor' allows users to easily edit attributes of user-defined classes within the default schema. However, certain fields that are predefined in the schema are grayed out to prevent any changes that may impact the tool's functionality.
      4. Click the ‘Save’ button located on the toolbar to persist your changes to your project’s database schema.

      Hiding a Class

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Classes” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Locate the class you would like to hide and click the ‘Hide’ button on the right within the class displayed row.

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      3. If you’d like to show an already hidden class, click the ‘Show’ button on the right within the class’ displayed row.

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      Class Attributes

      An attribute is an inherent characteristic or quality of an entity. It further describes the entity, enhancing its uniqueness. Every attribute has a name and a specified data type. We applied the LML definition of an attribute to the individual pieces of information which can be stored within an entity.

      Under each Class's page within the Schema Editor, there is an Attributes table for users to add attributes to classes. Below is the Attributes Table for the Artifact class, for reference. 

      add attribute

      Innoslate‘s default database schema includes the eight mandatory LML attribute data types (Text, Number, Boolean, Percent, DateTime, URI, Enumeration, and GeoPoint) and ten additional attribute data types (Big Text, File, Duration, Quality, Computable, Equation, HTML, Multiselect, User Team and Multiplicity).

      attribute table schema editor

      When adding an Attribute with the blue 'Add Attribute' button on the top right of the table, a new row will appear to allow users to give it an Attribute Name, select its 'Data Type', select the order that the Attribute will appear in Innoslate, add in choices if using a data type like Multi Select, and choose the default choice for that particular attribute, if applicable.

      The options to the very right allow users to hide/show (Eye icon) the Attribute in the project. Note that attributes that are built in will not be available to hide, so those will be grayed out, like the File and Date Published attribute as shown above. The 'X' next to the Eye Icon will remove an attribute.

       

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      Labels

      From the ‘Schema Editor,’ you can customize the current set of labels defined in your project’s database schema.

      Note, that in order to perform each of the tasks outlined below, it is necessary to first click on “Labels” in the ‘Schema’ tab of the left sidebar. This toggles the view to display a list of the currently defined schema-based labels.

      navigate-to-labels

      Adding a New Label

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Labels” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Click the blue ‘New Label’ button located on the toolbar.

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      3. The view will update to display a ‘Create New Label’ form. Here you can quickly type in the name, description, and other attributes of your new label. 

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      4. When you have finished entering information, click the ‘Save’ button located on the toolbar to persist your changes to your project’s database schema.

      Editing an Existing Label

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Labels” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Locate the label you’d like to edit and click the ‘Edit’ button on the right within the label’s displayed row.

        edit-label-button

      3. The view will update to display an ‘Edit’ form where you can change the attributes of the existing label.

        edit-label

        Note that the ‘Schema Editor’ only allows users to edit attributes of user-defined labels added to the default schema. All labels included in the schema by default are locked.
      4. Click the ‘Save’ button located on the toolbar to persist your changes to your project’s database schema.

      Deleting a Label

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Labels” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Locate the label you’d like to delete and click the ‘Delete’ button on the right within the label’s displayed row.

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        You can also delete a label from the ‘Edit’ form.

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        Note that the ‘Schema Editor’ only allows users to delete user-defined labels added to the default schema. All labels included in the schema by default are locked.

      Hiding a Label

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Labels” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Locate the label you would like to hide and click the ‘Hide’ button on the right within the label’s displayed row.

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      3. If you’d like to show an already hidden label, click the ‘Show’ button on the right within the label’s displayed row.

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      Relations 

      From the ‘Schema Editor,’ you can customize the current set of relations defined in your project’s database schema.

      Note, that in order to perform each of the tasks outlined below, it is necessary to first click on “Relations” in the ‘Schema’ tab of the left sidebar. This toggles the view to display a list of the currently defined schema-based relations.

      naviagte-to-relations

      Adding a New Relation

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Relations” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Click the blue ‘New Relation’ button located on the toolbar.

        create-new-relation

      3. The view will update to display a ‘Create New Relation’ form. Here you can quickly type in the name, description, and other attributes of your new relation.

        create-new-relation-form

      4. When you have finished entering information, click the ‘Save’ button located on the toolbar to persist your changes to your project’s database schema.

      Editing an Existing Relation

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Relations” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Locate the relation you would like to edit and click the ‘Edit’ button on the right within the relation’s displayed row.

        edit-relation-button

      3. The view will update to display an edit form, where you can change attributes of the existing relation.

        edit-relation-form

         

        Note that the ‘Schema Editor’ only allows users to edit attributes of user-defined relations added to the default schema. All relations included in the schema by default are locked.

      4. Click the ‘Save’ button located on the toolbar to persist your changes to your project’s database schema.

      Hiding a Relation

      1. Within the ‘Schema Editor,’ ensure “Relations” is highlighted in the left sidebar.
      2. Locate the relation you would like to hide and click the ‘Hide’ button on the right within the relation’s displayed row.

        hide-relation

      3. If you’d like to show an already hidden relation, click the ‘Show’ button on the right within the relation’s displayed row.

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