Create Attribute Definitions
Define the value and data type of an attribute definition before you add it to an asset attribute.
Required Editions
| Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience |
| The Field Service core features, managed package, and mobile app are available in Enterprise, Unlimited, and Developer Editions. |
| User Permissions Needed | |
|---|---|
| To create attribute definitions: | Create on Attribute Definition |
| To view attribute definitions: | Read on Attribute Definition |
| To edit attribute definitions: | Update on Attribute Definition |
| To delete asset attributes: | Delete on Attribute Definition |
- From the App Launcher, find and select Attribute Definitions.
- Click New and enter a name, a label, and a developer name.
- Select the data type. If you select the picklist data type, select an attribute picklist. If you select the number data type, select a unit of measure.
- To show the associated asset attributes in the asset record’s related list, select Active.
- Set a default value for asset attributes that use this attribute definition.
- If values for asset attributes using this attribute definition are required, select Required.
- Enter a description and a source system ID.
- Save the attribute definition. After you add asset attributes to an attribute definition, you can’t change the data type or the picklist for a picklist data type.
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