A class is a set of particular generations of elements. You typically combine generations into classes to represent the state of elements at a particular time or stage. For example, you might create a class containing only those generations of elements that were used to produce the first draft of a manual in base level 1. A class name is a string of 39 or fewer characters that consists of letters, digits, underlines, hyphens, dollar signs, and periods. Class names must begin with a letter. You can perform the following functions on classes: o Create and delete classes o Fetch, reserve, replace, review, and set an access control list (ACL) on the contents of a class o Insert generations into a class o Remove generations from a class o Set or change the attributes of a class o View the contents and attributes of a class
1 – Class attrs
You can change the following types of class attributes: o The name of the class o The creation remark associated with the class o The readonly attribute of the class Use the following steps to display a class's attributes: 1. Display a Class view. 2. Choose the desired class. 3. Pull down the View menu. 4. Pull down the Expand submenu. 5. Choose the Attributes menu item. Use the following steps to set or change a class's attributes: 1. Pull down the Maintenance menu. 2. Pull down the Modify submenu. 3. Choose the Class... menu item. A dialog box appears, allowing you to change the desired attributes.