Component Entity
A Component Entity is a Development Object that represents data that is owned by a Component. It is part of the Component’s structure and is maintained as part of the Component, although it may reference and inherit from a Modeled Entity.
A Component Entity that inherits from a Modeled Entity is known as a derived entity.
Characteristics
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Object type code: |
ent |
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Main Development Object? |
No |
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Part of: |
Component, Component Entity, Derived Component Entity |
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Contains: |
Component Entity, Derived Component Entity, Component Field, Label, Property, Code Container |
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Compilation Output: |
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Specialization
Component Entity specializes Development Object and Entity in the following ways:
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It has a Component or a Component Entity as parent
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It can contain other Component Entities
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It is created and maintained as part of the Component
Properties
Properties defining the size, position, and repetition of object frame in the layout of Form and Report components:
