Relationship Properties

You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a relationship property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the Relationships 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, which may be abbreviated, and should not generally include spaces.

Comment

Specifies a descriptive label for the relationship.

Stereotype

Sub-classification used to extend the semantics of an object without changing its structure; it can be predefined or user-defined.

Entity1

Entity2

Specifies the two entities linked by the relationship. You can use the tools to the right of the lists to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object.

Generate

Specifies that the relationship should be generated as a reference when you generate a PDM.

Cardinalities

Contains data about cardinality as the number of instances of one entity in relation to another entity.