Chapter 4 Building Application Layer Diagrams
System, application, and database properties
To open a system, application, or database property sheet and view or edit its properties, double-click its diagram symbol or its Browser entry.
The General Tab contains the following properties:
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Description
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| Name
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Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users.
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| Code
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Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts
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| Comment
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Descriptive comment for the object.
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| Stereotype
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Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs.
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| Type
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[database only] Specifies the type of database. You can choose between:
- Data Warehouse
- Data Mart
- Multi-Dimensional Data Warehouse
- OLTP Database
- Virtual Database
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| DBMS
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[database only] Specifies the DBMS of the database.
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| Site
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[database only – for systems and applications, see the Sites tab] Specifies the physical location of the database. Select a site from the list or create a new one using the Create button to the right of the field.
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The following tabs are also available:
- Detail – [application only] records the programming language, version, etc, for the application.
- Role Associations – lists the people, organization units, and roles associated with the application or system, and the type of role they play in relation to it (see "Role Associations" in the Building Business Layer Diagrams chapter).
- Source Models – [database only] lists the Physical Data Models associated with the database. For more information about PDMs, see the Data Modeling
guide.
- Applications – [application and system only] lists the applications associated with the application or system.
- Components – [application and system only] lists the components (see Components (EAM)) associated with the application or system.
- Forms – [application and system only] lists the forms (see Forms, Documents, and Reports (EAM)) associated with the application or system.
- Sites – [application and system only – for databases, see the Site field on the General tab] lists the sites associated with the application or system (see "Sites (EAM)" in the Building Business Layer Diagrams chapter).
- Application Services – [system only] lists the application services (see Application and Business Services (EAM)) associated with the system.
- Databases – [system only] lists the databases associated with the system.
- Documents – [system only] lists the documents (see Forms, Documents, and Reports (EAM)) associated with the system.
- ETL Jobs – [system only] lists the ETL jobs (see ETL Jobs (EAM)) associated with the system.
- Report Documents – [system only] lists the reports (see Forms, Documents, and Reports (EAM)) associated with the system.
- Systems – [system only] lists the sub-systems contained within the system.
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