Chapter 4 Building Physical Diagrams
You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a reference property sheet, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry in the References folder. The following sections detail the property sheet tabs that contain the properties most commonly entered for references.
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 reference |
| Stereotype | Sub-classification used to extend the semantics of an object without changing its structure; it can be predefined or user-defined |
| Parent table | Specifies the parent table of the reference. This table contains the primary key, or alternate key, linked by the reference. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object |
| Parent role | Specifies the role of the parent table in the reference. The text is displayed in the diagram, near the parent table |
| Child table | Specifies the child table of the reference. This table contains the foreign key linked by the reference |
| Child role | Specifies the role of the child table in the reference. The text is displayed in the diagram, near the child table |
| Generate | When selected, indicates to generate the reference in the database |
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