Property Window
There you can view properties of the
selected object in the EXPRESS schema:
Entity Properties
- Double click or right click and select the Properties menu item on the Entity
square (
) in the Editor panel
or on the entity name next to the
icon in the Express-G
Outline panel. The properties dialog window
appears (see Figure 2).
- Name field
indicates a name of the selected entity.
- Abstract check
box - indicates whether the entity is abstract super type or not..
- Click OK or Cancel button to close the window.
Figure
2. Entity
properties dialog window
Definition Type
Properties
- Double click or right click and select the Properties menu item on the
Definition type square (
) in the Editor
panel or on the entity
name next to the
icon in the Express-G
Outline panel. The properties dialog
window appears (see Figure 3).
- Name field indicates a
name of the selected defined type.
- Click OK or Cancel button to close the window.
Figure
3. Definition type properties
dialog window
Simple Type Properties
- Double click or right click and select the Properties menu item on the Simple
type square (
). The properties dialog
window appears (see Figure 4).
- The type layout
presents a list of available simple type values. The radio button in
front of the type indicates the current type.
- Click OK or Cancel button to close the window.
Figure
4. Simple type properties
dialog window
Enumeration Type
Properties
- Double click or right click and select the Properties menu item on the
Enumeration type square (
) in the Editor
panel or on the entity
name next to the
icon in the Express-G
Outline panel. The Object
properties dialog window appears (see Figure 5).
- Name field indicates a
name of the selected enumeration type object.
- You can view a list of the enumeration items in the Enumeration items layout..
- Click OK or Cancel button to close the window.
Figure
5. Enumeration type
properties dialog window
Select Type Properties
- Double click or right click and select the Properties menu item on the Select
type square (
) in the Editor panel or on the entity
name next to the
icon in the Express-G
Outline panel. The properties dialog
window appears (see Figure 6).
- Name field indicates a
name of the selected select type.
- Click OK or Cancel button to close the window.
Figure
6. Select type properties
dialog window
Relation Properties
- Double click or right click and select the Properties menu item on the
relation line (
) in the Editor panel or on the entity
name next to the
icon in the Express-G
Outline panel. The properties dialog
window appears (see Figure 7).
- Name field indicates a
name of the selected relationship. You can change it by entering a new
value.
- Derive, Optional, Inverse check boxes indicates a
type of the relationship.
Figure
7. Relation properties
dialog window
- Also you can view the cardinality of the relationship:
- Click on Cardinality button.
The dialog window appears (see Figure 8).
- The Name field
specifies the entity the relation shows to.
- The radio buttons in the Type
layout indicate a type of the data set to
the
relationship.
- Click OK or Cancel button to close the window.
Figure
8. Relation properties
dialog window (next)
Inter-schema
Referenced Object Properties
- Double click or right click and select the Properties menu item on the
inter-schema reference box (
) in the Editor panel or on the entity
name next to the
icon in the Express-G
Outline panel. The properties dialog
window appears (see Figure
9).
- Name field indicates the
referenced object name.
- Alias field indicates
the alias of the referenced object if any.
- The radio list in the usage type
layout indicates the usage type of the referenced object.
- Click OK or Cancel button to
close the window.
Figure
9.
Inter-schema reference properties dialog window
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