--- parser: v2 auto_validation: true time: 10 tags: [ tutorial>beginner, topic>cloud, products>sap-business-technology-platform, products>sap-btp--cloud-foundry-environment] primary_tag: products>business-rules author_name: Vandana Vasudevan author_profile: https://github.com/VandanaVasudevan slug: cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects canonical_url: https://developers.sap.com/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects --- # Create Data Objects and Configure Value Help for a Data Object Create data objects that hold employee and equipment details, and create value help for a data object attribute. ## You will learn - How to create data objects for a scenario - How to configure the value help for a data object Data objects are the building blocks of a project. They store the input as well as output data of a rule. Data objects consist of attributes that store the data within a data object. In this tutorial, we will create data objects which hold the employee details and the equipment details. We will also model value help for a data object attribute to choose the values while modeling rules. --- ### Create data objects 1. Choose **`Data Objects`** > **`Local Data Objects`**. ![create data object](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do1.png) 2. In the **`Local Data Objects`** section, choose +. ![new data object](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do2.png) 3. In the **`New Data Object`** screen, provide the following details for the output data object as shown: | Name | Label | Description | Type | :------------- | :------------- | :------------- | :------------- | **`EquipmentInfo`** | **`EquipmentInfo`** | **`Equipment Information`** | **`Structure`** > You can leave the other fields as it is. ![data object details](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do3.png) 4. Under **`Attributes`** tab, choose + in the **`Simple Attributes`** table to create a new attribute for the data object **`EquipmentInfo`**. ![Attributes for EquipmentInfo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do4.png) 5. Enter the following details in the new row: | Name | Label | Description | Business Data Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`ProductDesc`** | **`Product Description`** | **`Product description`**| **`String`** ![Attributes for EquipmentInfo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do4-1.png) 6. Similarly, create five new attributes with the following values: | Name | Label | Description | Business Data Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`Price`** | **`Price`** | **`Price of the equipment`** | **`Number`** | **`EquipmentType`** | **`Equipment Type`** | **`Type of equipment`** | **`String`** | **`ProductID`** | **`Product ID`** | **`Product ID`** | **`String`** | **`Currency`** | **`Currency`** | **`Currency`** | **`String`** Then, choose **`Activate`**. ![Five new attributes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do5.png) Activating will also save and validate the data object. 6. Similarly, create and activate **`EquipmentApproval`** data object and its attribute with the following values: **Data Object**: | Name | Label | Description | Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`EquipmentApproval`** | **`EquipmentApproval`** | **`Approval required for the equipment list selected for the new hire.`** | **`Structure`** **Simple Attributes**: | Name | Label | Description | Business Data Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`ApprovalNeeded`** | **`ApprovalNeeded`** | **`Is approval needed for the equipment?`** | **`Boolean`** Then, choose **Activate**. ![EquipmentApproval data object](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do6.png) 7. Similarly, create and activate **Equipment** data object and its attribute with the following values: **Data Object**: | Name | Label | Description | Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`Equipment`** | **`Equipment`** | **`Details of the equipment opted for the new hire.`** | **`Structure`** **Simple Attributes**: | Name | Label | Description | Business Data Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`TotalAmount`** | **`TotalAmount`** | **`Total amount of all the selected equipment`** | **`Number`** Then, choose **Activate**. ![Equipment data object](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do7.png) 8. Similarly, create and activate **Employee** data object and its attributes with the following values: **Data Object**: | Name | Label | Description | Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`Employee`** | **`Employee`** | **`Details of the employee`** | **`Structure`** **Simple Attributes**: **`IsFullTimeEmployee`**: | Name | Label | Description | Business Data Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`IsFullTimeEmployee`** | **`IsFullTimeEmployee`** | **`True if the employee works full time or else false.`** | **`Boolean`** **`countryofCompany`**: | Name | Label | Description | Business Data Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`countryofCompany`** | **`Country or Region of Company`** | **`Country or Region of company`** | **`String`** **`company`**: | Name | Label | Description | Business Data Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`company`** | **`company`** | **`Company name`** | **`String`** **`jobTitle`**: | Name | Label | Description | Business Data Type | :------------- | :-------------| :------------- | :------------- | **`jobTitle`** | **`jobTitle`** | **`Job title of the recruit`** | **`String`** Then, choose **Activate**. ![Employee data object](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do8.png) 9. Navigate to the **Local Data Objects** tab to view the list of data objects. ![List of data objects](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_do9.png) ### Configure value help for an attribute of Employee data object 1. Choose **Employee** data object. ![Create value help](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help1.png) 2. Choose **Edit** and then choose **`countryofCompany`** attribute. ![countryofCompany attribute](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help2.png) 3. Choose **Value Help** tab and then choose **Edit**. ![New value help](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help3.png) 4. Choose +. ![Add value help](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help4.png) 5. Choose **Value List** from the dropdown list. ![Create value list](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help5.png) Select the newly created **Value List**. ![Value list](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help6-1.png) 6. In the **Details** section, choose + to add a Value-Description pair and then provide the following values: | Value | Description | :------------- | :------------- | **`USA`** | **`United States`** | **`DEU`** | **`Germany`** | **`IND`** | **`India`** | **`AUS`** | **`Australia`** Then, choose **Save**. ![Save value help](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help6.png) 7. As you edited the data object to configure value help, the status will change to **Inactive**. To activate the data object, choose **Employee** in the breadcrumb navigation. ![Activate Employee data object](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help7.png) 8. Choose **Edit**. ![Choose Edit to activate](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help8.png) Then, choose **Activate**. ![Activate data object](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help9.png) 9. Choose **DetermineEquipment01** in the breadcrumb navigation to navigate to the **Data Objects** tab. ![Breadcrumb navigation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sap-tutorials/btp-adai/main/tutorials/cp-cf-businessrules05-dataobjects/create_value_help10.png)