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Object Name Syntax

The syntax of logical and physical object names can be classified into the following parts:

Prime Word

Describes the subject area of the data such as Account, Employee, and Customer.

Class Word

Designates the major classification of data that is associated with a model object such as Date, Amount, Rate, Number, Code, or Name.

Modifier (or qualifier)

A word that further defines or distinguishes the prime and class words. For example, you can use the modifier Last to further define the Name class word or the modifier Corporation to further define the Employer prime word. You can specify up to two modifiers.

When you click the Logical or Physical tab in the Naming Standards Editor, you see a list of pre-defined objects in the first column. For each object type, you can use the additional columns to specify the syntax for each part of the object's name. For example:

• For Entities, the first part is typically a Prime Word, such as EMPLOYEE.
• For Attributes, the first part is typically a Prime Word followed by at least one Modifier such as Employee Address.
• For Domains, the first part is typically a Class Word, such as Number.