Article Properties

You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open an article property sheet, double-click its Browser entry in the Articles 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.

Publication

[read-only] Specifies the publication to which the article belongs (see Publications (ILM)).

Source table

Specifies the source table or view which the article contains. Click the Properties tool to the right of the field to display the source object property sheet.

Remote table

Specifies the remote table or view to which the article will be replicated.

The following tabs are also available: