Modifying data object names and descriptions

You can view data objects and edit their names and descriptions by using the BMC CDB Data Dictionary Editor.

When you commit your edits to the connected CDB cluster, all tools that access the object on that cluster can see your changes.

Like most BMC CDB Studio tools, the BMC CDB Data Dictionary Editor has a two-pane window. After you connect to a CDB cluster and open a dictionary, the left pane displays a list of intervals, classes, or relations. The right pane displays the properties for the selected interval, class, or relation with the following modifiable values:

  • Long name
  • Short name
  • Unit designator (such as ms, sec, or %)
  • Description

To open the BMC CDB Data Dictionary Editor

  • Click the data dictionary icon on your desktop
  • Select BMC CDB Data Dictionary Editor from the BMC Performance Assurance – CDB menu

The BMC CDB Data Dictionary Editor is displayed.

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Note

If you previously worked in the data dictionary editor and saved your data to the local system, the tool opens with the CDB cluster connected and the BMC CDB data dictionary opened, as shown in the figure here.

If this is the first time you are using the data dictionary, you must connect to a CDB cluster, as described in Connecting-to-a-CDB-cluster.

The following topic explains how to use the BMC CDB Data Dictionary Editor to modify data objects:

 

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