| # Entity Types (tgerm2500m000) Use this session to list the entity types, which you can display and maintain in the Entity Type Details (tgerm2100s000) session. Related topics Entity Relationship Modeling Current Version The version you currently use to create and modify model items. Entity Type An object (person, place, thing, or concept) for which you must record information. LN provides the following entity types: Logical entity type: a meaning to the real world and is comprised of one or more physical entity types. Physical entity type: database tables in the LN application packages. Associative entity type: an entity type that is used to link other entity types. Related topics physical entity type logical entity type Version A group of model items that share some characteristics, such as the customer, owner, and effective date. Entity Description The description or name of the entity type. Package The ERP package to which the entity type is related. Module The ERP module to which the entity type is related. Text If this check box is selected, text is available that provides you with further information about the entity type. Exp. If this check box is selected, the entity type has expired as the version it is in is no longer valid. Generate Entity Types from ERP DD... When you click this button (or command) the Generate Entity Types and Relationships from ERP Data Dictionary (tgerm1210m000) session is started which you can use to create entity types and entity type relationships for a selected range of tables. Link ERP Tables to Entity Type... When you click this button (or command) the Tables by Entity Type (tgerm4100m000) session is started which you can use to link one or more tables to the selected entity type. Entity Type Categories ... When you click this button (or command) the Entity Type Categories (tgerm2150m000) session is started which you can use to create or maintain entity type categories. Entity Type Browser ... When you click this button (or command) the Entity Type Browser (tgerm2505s000) session is started which graphically displays the selected entity type. If you do not select an entity type, all entity types in the current modeling version are displayed. Copy Entity Type to Current Version When you click this button (or command) the selected entity type is copied to the current modeling version. Change Current Modeling Version If you click this button (or command), the current modeling version is changed to the version of the selected entity relationship diagram. |