Chapter 4 Building Conceptual Data Models

Creating an entity

There are several ways to create an entity:

• From a diagram
• From the Browser
• From the list of entities

At creation, an entity has a default name including a number. This number is assigned in the order of creation of objects.

For more information on the different ways to create an entity, see section Creating an object in chapter Managing objects in the General Features Guide .

To create an entity from a diagram:

1. Click the Entity tool in the Palette.
2. Click anywhere in the diagram.
   
   The following symbol appears at the click position:
   
3. Click the Pointer tool.
   
   or
   
   Click the right mouse button.
   
   You release the Entity tool.
4. Double-click the new entity symbol in the diagram to display the entity property sheet.
5. Type a name and a code.
   
6. Click OK.

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