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Specify Volumetric Information for an Entity

Use the Volumetrics tab in the Entity Editor to enter and maintain entity-level volumetric information from the logical side of a model. When you specify volumetric information, it is in place when you derive a physical model from the logical model. For logical/physical models, the information is persisted to the Table properties on the physical side.

To specify volumetric information for an entity

1. Click Entities on the Model menu.

   The Entity Editor opens.

2. Click the Volumetrics tab and work with the following options:

   Initial Row Count

   Lets you enter an initial number of records for the selected entity.

   Max Rows

   Lets you enter the maximum allowable number of records that the entity is designed to hold. You can leave this field empty to achieve open-ended growth. This option is used along with the Grow By option to determine when an entity will reach its designed record limit.

   Grow By Month

   Lets you enter the estimated number of records that you expect the entity to grow per month. If you have a maximum record number in the Max Rows field, entity growth stops at that record number.

3. Click Close.

   Entity volumetrics are defined and the Entity Editor closes.

More information:

Volumetrics in a Data Model