Create Static Entities
Key Lesson: In this step, you learn how to create static entities and add the reference values they make available across the application.
Create two static entities: Currency and CostCenter.
Creating a New Static Entity
Section titled “Creating a New Static Entity”Use these steps each time you create a static entity:
- Go to Design.
- Select StaticEntity under Object Types.
- Click + to create a new entity.
1. Currency Static Entity
Section titled “1. Currency Static Entity”- Follow the Creating a new static entity steps.
- Enter Currency and click OK.
- When the Currency editor opens, leave the GENERAL settings at their default values.
- Under STATIC ENTRIES, add the following entries:
| Identifier | ID | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Usd | usd | USD |
| Eur | eur | EUR |
| Chf | chf | CHF |
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Save and close the editor.
2. Cost Center Static Entity
Section titled “2. Cost Center Static Entity”- Follow the Creating a new static entity steps.
- Enter CostCenter and click OK.
- When the CostCenter editor opens, leave the GENERAL settings at their default values.
- In STATIC ENTRIES, add the following entries:
| Identifier | ID | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | marketing | Marketing |
| Operations | operations | Operations |
| Finance | finance | Finance |
| IT | it | IT |
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Save and close the editor.