Working with Dynamic Schema

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Extend Dynamic Schema capabilities by defining dynamic attributes and dynamic categories in a dynamic namespace.

After planning your metadata strategy, you can start building out your schema by creating dynamic attribute records in the dynamic namespace. Formally defining attributes provides several key benefits.

Ensure data integrity, optimize queries, and improve sorting by defining dynamic attributes with appropriate types. For example, you can define attributes as strings, integers, or dates to enforce type-specific behavior.
Organize dynamic attributes and enable inheritance by adding them to dynamic categories. For example, you can define dynamic attributes in a parent category, and automatically access them in child categories that inherit those attributes.
Define a fixed set of values for an attribute by creating a dynamic choice set. For example, you can control which values are available in an attribute, which categories or namespaces they appear in, and override the values in specific cases.
Reuse dynamic attributes across multiple dynamic attribute store fields. For example, you can define a dynamic attribute in a dynamic namespace, and then use that attribute in any store field that belongs to that namespace.

Implementing Dynamic Schema

Implement Dynamic Schema using the following process.

Create a dynamic attribute store field

Get started by creating a dynamic attribute field for storing your dynamic attributes.
Create a dynamic attribute

Define one or more dynamic attributes in the dynamic namespace that's associated with the dynamic store field.
Create a dynamic category

Define one or more dynamic categories in the dynamic namespace.
Include dynamic attributes in a dynamic category

Organize your dynamic attributes using the dynamic categories that you defined.
Create a dynamic choice set

Define a fixed set of choices for an attribute and create choice overrides as needed.
Add dynamic attributes to a record

Populate the dynamic attribute store field using the GlideRecord setValue() method or by entering attributes and values as JSON.

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# Working with Dynamic Schema

Extend Dynamic Schema capabilities by defining dynamic attributes and dynamic categories in a dynamic namespace.

- Ensure data integrity, optimize queries, and improve sorting by defining dynamic attributes with appropriate types. For example, you can define attributes as strings, integers, or dates to enforce type-specific behavior.
- Organize dynamic attributes and enable inheritance by adding them to dynamic categories. For example, you can define dynamic attributes in a parent category, and automatically access them in child categories that inherit those attributes.
- Define a fixed set of values for an attribute by creating a dynamic choice set. For example, you can control which values are available in an attribute, which categories or namespaces they appear in, and override the values in specific cases.
- Reuse dynamic attributes across multiple dynamic attribute store fields. For example, you can define a dynamic attribute in a dynamic namespace, and then use that attribute in any store field that belongs to that namespace.

## Implementing Dynamic Schema

Implement Dynamic Schema using the following process.

1. [Create a dynamic attribute store field](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/create-dynamic-attribute-store-field.md)

Get started by creating a dynamic attribute field for storing your dynamic attributes.

2. [Create a dynamic attribute](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/add-dynamic-attributes.md)

Define one or more dynamic attributes in the dynamic namespace that's associated with the dynamic store field.

3. [Create a dynamic category](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/create-dynamic-category.md)

Define one or more dynamic categories in the dynamic namespace.

4. [Include dynamic attributes in a dynamic category](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/add-dynamic-attributes-dynamic-category.md)

Organize your dynamic attributes using the dynamic categories that you defined.

5. [Create a dynamic choice set](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/create-choice-set.md)

Define a fixed set of choices for an attribute and create choice overrides as needed.

6. [Add dynamic attributes to a record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/platform-administration/add-dynamic-attributes-record.md)

Populate the dynamic attribute store field using the GlideRecord setValue\(\) method or by entering attributes and values as JSON.