Chapter 4 Building Conceptual Data Models


Relationship properties

You can double-click any relationship symbol in the diagram to display its properties:

Property Description
Name The name of the item which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users
Code The technical name of the item used for generating code or scripts, which may be abbreviated, and should not generally include spaces
Comment 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
The two entities linked by the relationship
Generate Indicates to generate a reference in PDM
Cardinalities Contains data about cardinality as the number of instances of one entity in relation to another entity

 


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