Add Attributes to a Change Tracking Group (Master Data Services)

In Master Data Services, add attributes to a change tracking group when you want to track changes to the attribute's values.

Note

After you add an attribute to a change tracking group, when values for the attribute change, the attribute is flagged as changed in the Master Data Services database. Create a business rule to take action based on the change.

Prerequisites

To perform this procedure:

To add attributes to a change tracking group

  1. In Master Data Manager, click System Administration.

  2. On the Model Explorer page, from the menu bar, point to Manage and click Entities.

  3. On the Entity Maintenance page, from the Model list, select a model.

  4. Select the row for the entity that you want to track attribute values for.

  5. Click Edit selected entity.

  6. On the Edit Entity page:

    • If the attribute is for leaf members, in the Leaf attributes pane, select the attribute and click Edit leaf attribute.

    • If the attribute is for consolidated members, in the Consolidated attributes pane, select the attribute and click Edit consolidated attribute.

    • If the attribute is for collections, in the Collection attributes pane, select the attribute and click Edit collection attribute.

  7. Select the Enable change tracking check box.

  8. In the Change tracking group box, type a number for the group.

  9. Click Save attribute.

  10. On the Entity Maintenance page, click Save entity.

  11. Repeat this procedure for all attributes you want to include in the group. Use the same change tracking group number for each attribute in the group.

Next Steps

See Also

Tasks

Create a Text Attribute (Master Data Services)

Create a Domain-Based Attribute (Master Data Services)