Modeled Entity Interface

The Database Interface property controls how the data is stored in a database, including the maximum number of occurrences, the length of each occurrence, the character set used, and variable-length techniques used.

Entities that reference the Modeled Entity Interface inherit the complete entity interface definition. If the Modeled Entity Interface changes, the change is applied to inheriting entities when they are recompiled.

Modeled Field Interface objects are used during development. They are linked into the modeled entity or component and resolved during compilation.

Specialization

Modeled Entity Interface specializes Development Object in the following ways:

• It specifies a value for an Database Interface property of an entity.

• It has an Entity Interface Library called LIB as parent object

• It contains no child development objects or code containers

• It has no compiled or generated output

Properties

• Name
• Description
• Character Set
• Wide Character Behavior
• Identification Type
• Entity Identifier
• First Occurrence Identifier
• Next Occurrence Identifier
• Fixed Length of Entity
• Fixed Length of Occurrence
• Comments