Creating custom "_type" entries

[BWilcox]

Does anyone have any guidance on the creation of organizationally defined _type entries?  I cant seem to find anything in the documentation and there are a couple of types that we would require such as Desktop, Desktop Cloud, and other types to help categories our software technologies.

[robinstaylor]

Very helpful!

[BWilcox]

Worked perfectly. thanks

~Bruce

[oguimard · Accepted solution]

Can you give us more details of what you are trying to do ?

You mentioned the Software Technology metaclass. Are you ITPM user or IT Architecture user ?

If you are ITPM user one way to create the new type is to use the desktop client.

1. Connect with a user that has a rule HOPEX Customizer
2. search the meetaclass _Type with filter on name "Technologies"
3. Right click on the Technologies Types and click Explore
4. enable to view "yellow" folder
5. in the section "Subset_type" create your new type
6. in the newly created item make sure they are connect on Stereotyping link to (technology/_type)
7. Don't forget to translate the label if you are in different language.
8. You may need to recompile the metamodel in the administration part.

Attached 2 screenshots of the steps.

Hope this help.