You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open an entity property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the Entities folder.
Property |
Description |
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Name |
Name of the entity. It must be a no-colon-name (See Glossary) |
Code |
Code of the entity. It must be a no-colon-name |
Comment |
Descriptive label of the entity |
Stereotype |
Sub-classification used to extend the semantics of an object without changing its structure. It can be predefined or user-defined |
Value |
Value of the entity. A string of characters in the case of a predefined value. A URI in the case of an XML or a non-XML file. For example: http://something.com/pictures/logo.gif |
Public |
URI reference identifying the non-XML object. For example: pictures/gif |
System |
URI reference identifying the application that will process the non-XML object. For example: user/local/pictureViewer |
Notation |
Used to define and process non-XML objects within an XML model |
Parameter |
If selected, the entity is parsed within the DTD, and not within the XML document as for a general entity. A parameter entity allows you to predefine a value within a DTD. This predefined value can then be easily changed within the DTD |