Chart of characteristic types

In the 1C:Enterprise system, chart of characteristic types objects are intended for describing sets of analytical accounting objects, each set storing objects of a single type.

With charts of characteristic types, you can design and support a variety of characteristic types. The properties of each chart of characteristic types are described at the configuration stage.

Aside from the code and name, one can create a set of attributes for storing custom data related to a chart of characteristic types item, as well as tabular sections of variable length for storing similar pieces of data, such as a list of product component descriptions, a list of employee family members, a list of company telephone numbers, and so on.

Each chart of characteristic types can have multiple predefined forms for viewing and editing.

Properties of a chart of characteristic types

In addition to the common properties available for all metadata objects, charts of characteristic types have specific properties, which are listed in this section.

You can edit a chart of characteristic types in the editor window.

Input by string

The input by string fields are formed on the Input fields tab.

A chart of characteristic types is distinguished by the presence of predefined characteristic types.

The predefined data is entered in a separate window opened by clicking the Predefined data button on the Other tab. These characteristic types cannot be deleted by users in 1C:Enterprise mode.

On the Other tab, you can specify fields used in managed transaction data locks and specify whether objects of this type are included in the full-text search.

Use the Update predefined data list to select one of the following predefined data update modes:

Auto. Automatically select the mode as follows: Update automatically for master infobase nodes, and Do not update automatically for subordinate infobase nodes.

Update automatically. Predefined data items are created and updated automatically during infobase restructuring.

Do not update automatically. Predefined data items are not created or updated automatically during infobase restructuring.