Derived Entity

A Derived Entity is a Development Object that references and inherits from a Modeled Entity. It can be a subobject of a Modeled Entity (in which case it is known as a Subtype Entity), or of a Component or Modeled Component.

Characteristics

Characteristic

  

Icon:

Derived Entity

Object type code:

ent

Main Development Object?

No

Part of:

Modeled Entity, Component,Modeled Component

Contains:

Field, Key, Relationship, Property, Code Container

Generalization:

Entity

Specializations:

Subtype Entity , Derived Component Entity

Compilation Output:

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URI format:

ent:SupertypeEntityName/ent:SubtypeEntityName

cpt:ComponentName/ent:EntityName

Specialization

Derived Entity specializes Entity in the following ways:

  • It inherits from a Modeled Entity

  • It has a Modeled Entity, Component, or Modeled Component as parent object.