Managing and Identifying Attributes in the New UI vs. Classic Studio

Products

• Clarity PPM On Premise
• Clarity PPM SaaS

Issue/Introduction

Attributes screen in the Modern UX (Administration workspace)

• Display Type Column: The field consistently shows a read-only value of "Value" for all entries, and its purpose is unclear.
• Identifying whether an attribute is a Lookup, and specifically which lookup it is based on, is not immediately apparent in the Modern UX.
• Expectation that the Modern UX screen should mirror all data points found in the Classic Studio Attributes tab.

Environment

V16.2.2 and earlier.

Resolution

The "Display Type" Column

• The Display Type field is used to manage how data is rendered (e.g., as a simple value or a range). If an attribute does not have Display Mappings defined in Classic Studio, the Display Type will remain read-only in the Modern UX grid. This field can only be modified for inherited attributes on abstract objects.
• Compare the behavior of the Risk and Risk Score (Investment) attributes to see how the display type toggles based on configuration.

Identifying Lookups and Metadata

• The Modern UX Attributes screen is not a 1:1 replica of the Classic UI Studio.
• v16.2.2 and older: Information regarding specific lookup associations is not available in the Modern UX. Users must refer to Classic UI Studio > Objects > Attributes to validate the associated lookup name.
• v16.3.2: Starting in version 16.3.2, Broadcom introduced the Extended Data Type column. This column acts as a standard attribute that allows administrators to identify if a field is associated to a lookup.

The Modern UX screen is primarily intended for viewing system attributes by object type, implementing Field Level Security, and managing UI-specific details like Labels and Tooltips found in the columns flyout.

Additional Information

 

Secure Field-Level Access in Clarity Tech Docs

Clarity 16.3.2 Release Notes: Enhancements to the Attributes Grid