Conceptual Diagram Objects

You can create the following objects in a conceptual diagram:

Object

Tool

Symbol

Description

Domain

[none]

[none]

Set of values for which a data item is valid. See Domains (CDM/LDM/PDM).

Data Item

[none]

[none]

Elementary piece of information. See Data Items (CDM).

Entity





Person, place, thing, or concept that is of interest to the enterprise. See Entities (CDM/LDM).

Entity Attribute

[none]

[none]

Elementary piece of information attached to an entity. See Attributes (CDM/LDM).

Identifier

[none]

[none]

One or many entity attributes, whose values uniquely identify each occurrence of the entity. See Identifiers (CDM/LDM).

Relationship





Named connection or relation between entities (ER modeling methodology). See Relationships (CDM/LDM).

Inheritance





Relationship that defines an entity as a special case of a more general entity. See Inheritances (CDM/LDM).

Association





Named connection or association between entities (Merise modeling methodology). See Associations and Association Links (CDM).

Association Link





Link that connects an association to an entity. See Associations and Association Links (CDM).


Created October 7, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com