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IS_DEFAULT

This function evaluates to a single character and is applied to columns that contain property values. It will evaluate to T if the value in the property is a default value assigned by CA ERwin DM, otherwise, it will evaluate to F.

For example, when you create a new Validation_Rule object in CA ERwin DM, it is assigned an application-generated name of the form Validation_Rule_XX where XX is the ID. A query would show that this is a default name.

Example: Query for returning the default name of an object

If you change the name and re-execute the query, the status changes:

Example: Query for returning the name of an object showing the change in status from its default