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Domain Properties

Each domain has both logical and physical properties. Some of these properties are inheritable and migrate to child domains and to the attributes and columns associated with the domain. Other properties are non-inheritable and apply only to the domain. Non-inheritable properties never migrate to other objects.

The following table lists the inheritable and non-inheritable domain properties by their labels in the Domain Dictionary dialog.

 

Inheritable Property

Non-Inheritable Property

Logical Properties

Logical Name (New Domain dialog)

Domain Name

 

Icon Inherited by Attribute

Domain Icon

 

Definition Inherited by Attribute

Domain Definition

 

Note Inherited by Attribute

Domain Note

 

Null Option

N/A

 

Datatype

N/A

 

Logical Only

N/A

 

Validation Rule

N/A

 

Default Value

N/A

 

UDP Inherited by Attribute

Domain UDP

 

 

 

Physical Properties

Physical Name (New Domain dialog)

Domain Name

 

Datatype

N/A

 

Null option

N/A

 

Average column width for the database

N/A

 

Validation Rule

N/A

 

Default Value

N/A

 

Comment Inherited by Column

Domain Comment

 

UDP Inherited by Column

Domain UDP

 

Data Source and Transform Comment

N/A

 

All client server-specific properties including display format, valid values, labels, and comment

N/A