Edit data in a content area

Content areas are used to provide detailed information about the assets in the IT portfolio. A content area is available for almost every asset in the IT repository. When you navigate to an application, business capability, component, etc. from a data workbench or business question, you will see a content area with details about the asset as well as possibilities to update the data.

To navigate to an asset's content area, click the Navigate   button in a data workbench. A content area typically displays content items such as attribute groups, cards that provide metrics or other information about the asset, and views where data can be analyzed.

Here's how you can change data displayed in the content area if you have write permissions to the asset:

• Buttons in the header allow you to add a new asset or update the asset you are working with. Additional buttons to update the asset may be available in the  3-dots menu. The   3-dots menu also displays options to customize the content area. Click to learn about how you can change the content area.
• A data entry view may be available in the content area for some types of assets that will guide you through the process of providing all relevant data for the asset in order to improve the data quality. You will find this option available per default in the content areas for applications, peripherals, components, business services, support services, and projects.

  To open the guided data entry view, go to the content area toolbar and click Analysis View > Data Entry View. You will see a content area page with an additional panel listing content items like Basic Data, Lifecycle Data, Evaluation, etc. available in the data entry view. Click the content item caption to navigate to the content item in the data entry view.

  Symbols indicate where data quality issues exist. Click the data quality issue symbol to navigate your focus directly to the spot where you can fix the issue.

• Switch pages to access information about the object. Each page bundles content items that might display attributes or views. A More button may be added depending on the number of pages and screen space.
• Edit attributes directly in the content items displaying attributes.
  • Click in a text field that you can type in or click in a drop-down field to select a value.
  • If multiple selections are allowed, the selector will remain open after the first reference is selected. The options that are already selected are displayed first. Select or clear values as needed.
  • Click the  symbol next to a caption for an explanation of the field. In drop-down lists and selectors, hover over the   symbol to view an explanation of the value. If the Description field is specified for an asset like an application, ICT object, etc., you can hover over the   symbol to see the asset's description.
• Attributes that have references to other assets are hyperlinked and look like a button in the content area. Click the linked asset to open its content area.
• Attributes specifying external URLs are hyperlinked. Click in the field outside the link text to open the editor to change the link target and link text.
• Edit data directly in views based on data workbenches. To edit the data in other views, click the title of a view to drill-down to the editable version of the view.
• View data directly in the content page. To display the legend of a view, click the  3-dots button and select Show Legend.

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