Mapping Items to Containers

Items are shared through Containers

Items are the data that you store and share through Containers.

We do not share Items directly; Items are mapped to one or more Containers, and it is the Containers that are shared. We do this so that we can control more closely who is allowed to see the Item. The same Item may be mapped to two different Containers, and be given different Access Levels in each.

There are three important properties that are set when we map an Item to a Container:

  • The Item being mapped
  • The Access Level of the Item when mapped to the Cntainer
  • The Value of the Item when mapped to the Container

When an Item is mapped to a Container, it is now marked as being "in use". You cannot delete items that are mapped to Containers - if wish to delete an Item, you must first un-map the Item from all Containers.

Mapping to a Container

SHERLOCK's Item "My Hound's Name" is ready to be mapped. On the Item Detail page, we can see that it's not mapped, so the DELETE ITEM option is displayed. You can also see the Containers that the Item can be mapped to; you might notice that you can't add any new Items to the Identity Container.

Select the Container that you wish to map the Item to
Select the Container(s) you wish to map the Item to

The Item "My Hound's Name" has been mapped to the "My Pets" Container. Now the Item is in use, the Delete Item option has disappeared, and instead, a section displays the Containers that the Item is mapped to.

The Containers that the Item is mapped to
Showing the Current Mappings section
This shows that in the Container, the Item currently has an Access Level of HIDDEN, and will display the latest or Default Value. You can't change either of these properties here, you need to do this on the Container Detail page.

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