Manage domains

A domain is a logical grouping of assets. It always has a domain type and belongs to only one community. You can create, edit, move, and delete domains.

Note If you have the Resources > Manage all resources global permission, you can manage domains even without any resource permissions.

Create a domain

You can create your own domain in a community.

Prerequisites

You have a resource role with the Domain > Add resource permission.

Steps
  1. On the main toolbar, click Plus icon.
    The Create dialog box appears.
  2. Click the Organization tab.
  3. Select a domain type from the list.
    Tip 
    • To create a Process Register domain, select the Process Register domain type.
    • If you selected the wrong domain type, you can still change it in the Domain type field in the next step.
    The Create Domain dialog box appears.
  4. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescription
    Domain type

    Domain type of the domain.

    This field shows the domain type you selected in the previous step. You can change it if needed.

    If a default domain view (in preview) is set for the domain type, the default view is applied to the domain.

    CommunityCommunity under which the domain will be located.

    Domain name

    Name of the new domain.

    Tip 
    • You can create multiple domains together. To do so, enter the first name, click the drop-down or press Enter, and then enter the next name.
    • Domain names must be unique within their parent community. A domain name can contain only up to 255 characters.
  5. Click Create.

Edit a domain name and domain type

You can change the name and domain type of any domain.

Prerequisites

You have a resource role with the Domain > Update resource permission.

Steps
  1. Open the domain.
  2. Click → Edit.
  3. Enter the required information.
    FieldDescription

    Name

    New name for the domain. Domain names must be unique within their community.

    TypeNew domain type for the domain.
  4. Click Save.
Tip You can also edit the domain name and type via the organization table on the Overview tab of the domain's community page. To do so, double-click the Name or Domain Type cell of the domain, enter the new name or select a domain type, and then click .

Move a domain

Note System-managed domains can't be moved.

You can change the community of a custom domain by moving the domain to a different community. If a domain is moved to a community in another scope, the assignment of the domain's assets may change. If moving a domain causes a conflict of scopes, the moved domain is removed from its original scope.

Prerequisites
  • You have a resource role with the Domain > Update resource permission on the domain you want to move.
  • You have a resource role with the Community > Update resource permission on the community to which you want to move the domain.
Steps
  1. Open the domain.
  2. Click → Move.
  3. In the Community field, select the new community.
    Note Domain names must be unique within their community. If you try to move the domain to a community that already contains a domain with the same name, an error message appears after you click Save.
  4. Click Save.

Delete a domain

Note System-managed domains can't be deleted.

You can delete a custom domain if you no longer need it. Deleting a domain also deletes its views and assets.

Prerequisites

You have a resource role with the Domain > Remove resource permission.

Steps
  1. Open the domain.
  2. Click → Delete.

Related topics

Out-of-the-box domains