Adding a global attribute

Before you start:

To complete this task, you must have completed the following tasks:

To add a global attribute to your message model:

  1. Switch to the Broker Application Development perspective.
  2. Ensure that the Outline view is visible in the Broker Application Development perspective of the workbench. If the Outline view is not visible, from the workbench menu, click Window > Show View > Outline.
  3. In the Outline view, right-click Elements and attributes then click Add Global Attribute on the pop-up menu. A global attribute of type string is immediately added and is assigned a default name.
  4. Either type a new name for the global attribute or press Enter to accept the default.

You can now configure the global attribute to your requirements. For more information on configuring message model objects see Configuring message model objects.

Related concepts
Message model objects
Message model objects: attributes
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Configuring message model objects
Deleting objects
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Message model object properties
Global attribute logical properties
Global attribute CWF properties
Global attribute XML properties
Global attribute TDS properties
Documentation properties for all message set objects