Install Data Type

From the Data Types page, you can install data types. To install:

1. Click the Install Data Type button to bring up the Data Type Install wizard
2. Browse for the data type schema ZIP file to install and click the Process File button to process and validate the file. Click the Close button to cancel the operation.
   
3. Each data type in the ZIP file is displayed on a card on the Data Types tab
   
   1. Name – Name of the data type
   2. Icon – Icon of the data type (e.g., )
   3. Function – Function of the data type (primary or secondary)
   4. Image – Image of the data type
   5. Status – Status of the data type install (Ready for Install, Installed, Parent Not Installed)
4. Click the Install Data Type button to install a data type displaying a status of Ready for Install. The status of the data type will change to Installed.
     
   NOTE: Parent data types must be installed before child data types can be installed.
    
   
5. Once all data types are installed, you can install the data columns by selecting the Data Columns tab
   
6. Each data type in the ZIP file, and the data columns available for install, are displayed on a card on the Data Columns tab
   
   1. Name – Name of the data type
   2. Icon – Icon of the data type (e.g., )
   3. Column Name – Name of the data column
   4. Data Type – Type of the data column
   5. Status – Status of the data column install (Ready for Install, No Changes Available, Data Type Not Installed)
7. Click the Install Data Columns button to install selected data columns for a data type displaying a status of Ready For Install. The status of the data columns will change to Installed. The status of the data type will change to No Changes Available. Data types with no data columns will display a status of No Changes Available after the data type is installed.
    
   NOTE: Data types must be installed before their data columns can be installed. Data types of lookup data columns must be installed before those data columns can be installed.
    
    
8. Once all data columns are installed, click the Process New File button to install more data types. Click the Close button to cancel the operation.