Column Properties

You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a column property sheet, double-click its Browser entry in the Columns folder.

The General tab contains the following properties:

Property	Description
Name	Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users.
Code	Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts.
Comment	Specifies a descriptive comment for the object.
Stereotype	Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs. You can enter stereotypes directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in your model's resource file or in an extended model definition.
Article	Specifies the article to which the column belongs.
Source column	Specifies the source table or view column to which the article column corresponds. Click the Properties tool to the right of the field to display the source object property sheet.
Remote column	Specifies the remote table or view column to which the article column corresponds
Data type	Specifies the form of the data corresponding to the column, such as numeric, alphanumeric, boolean, or other.
Length	Specifies the maximum length of the data type.
Precision	Specifies the maximum number of places after the decimal point.