Entity Properties

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.

The General tab contains the following properties:

Property	Description
Name	Name of the entity, which must be a no-colon-name.
Code	Code of the entity, which 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.