Derived Component Entity
A Derived Component Entity is a Development Object that references and inherits from a Modeled Entity. It has a Component or Modeled Component as parent object. It is used for the component's database I/O, data presentation, and inter-component communication.
Characteristics
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Object type code: |
ent |
Main Development Object? |
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Contains: |
Component Entity, Component Field, Label, Property, Code Container |
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Specializations: |
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Compilation Output: |
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Specialization
A derived entity specializes Component Entity in the following ways:
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It references a Modeled Entity.
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It initially inherits its properties and code containers from the Modeled Entity. Changes in the Modeled Entity are applied to the derived entity when the Component is compiled, unless the property or code has been changed in the Component.
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The fields of the Modeled Entity are not inherited—they can be explicitly added as Component Fields.