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Use the **Attribute Editor > Attribute Value** tab to view and modify attribute values, view the attribute history and insert new object attribute values. On this tab, you can load multiple objects and view the settings for multiple attributes.

# What attributes do objects have?

The selection tools in the Attribute Editor are filtered so that you can only choose attributes that have been configured to apply to the selected object.

- See <u>[Viewing the Object Types that Use an Attribute](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CFGNC/pages/2002026669)</u> to see what attributes are configured for an object type.
- See <u>[Associating an Attribute Type with an Object Type](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CFGNC/pages/2002026697)</u> for details of adding attributes to object types.

# Viewing Objects with Attributes

To view objects with a specified attributes:

1. In the Attribute Editor module on the Attribute Value tab, click **Find Values** to open the Find Attributes tool.
2. Select the **Attributes** and the **Object Types** that you want to view.
  **Note**
  You can select multiple attributes and object types:
  - To select multiple items, CTRL-click on each item.
  - To select a block of items, select the first item and SHIFT-click on the last item.
3. Click **Find** to find and load your results

# Adding a New Attribute Value to an Object

You can use the **Attribute Editor > Attribute Value** tab to add or change an attribute value for any object.

To set an attribute value for an object:

1. In the Attribute Editor module on the Attribute Value tab, click **Insert** at the bottom right of the screen to open the Insert Attribute Value screen.
2. Select the **Attribute Type**, the **Object**, and the **Effective Date** (or accept the default of the current date and time).
3. Set the **Value** of the attribute and click **Save** to save your changes.

# Viewing the History of an Attribute Value

You can view the history of changes to an attribute value in the Attribute Editor module. Attribute history is recorded if the **History Data** option was selected for the attribute in the Attribute Types module.

See <u>[Creating an Attribute Type](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CFGNC/pages/2001862795)</u> for more details.

To view the history of an attribute value:

1. In the Attribute Editor module click **Find Values** to find the object and attribute that you want to view.
2. Click **History** to open the Attribute History popup screen.

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