If a user has been assigned a corresponding role in Administration, they can carry out mass changes on elements. Mass changes are actions which change the properties of several elements at one, e.g. renaming several elements.
Mass changes always affect the number of elements which are, for example, selected in a search list or in the Explorer.
Process of a mass change:
Step 1: Select the elements required.
Step 2: Ribbon \ Mass change
Step 3: A new "mass change" tab opens, in which all marked elements are displayed. Select the required mass change, select or specify values, if required, and Execute.
Mass changes tab, in which the required action is selected
The following check boxes allow you to make certain settings for the mass changes:
•create several jobs - If this check box is active, a separate job is created for each mass change in the protocol.
•cancel in case of warning - If this check box is active, the mass change is not executed in case of a warning, but canceled with a warning.
Mass changes available at the moment:
•Exchange element configuration
•Change process indicator (e.g. value added, category)
•Change process indicator in structure (e.g. value added, category)
Prior to execution, the potential changes of a mass change can be checked, if there are possible violations of rules or rights. Every time a mass change is performed or checked, a log of the individual actions is displayed to the user. A reason for the change is saved for all mass changes, which is automatically entered in the journal of the processed element, making the changes traceable.