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Entity Type

This table describes how to work with an entity type for data modeling before transformation:

Step

Description

P

E

Objects

Considerations

1

Add an entity type to the root subject area or any other subject area.

A

S

Subject area

 

 

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

A

S

Any entity type in it

 

2.

Add an entity type to the root subject area and join it to an entity type in another subject area.

M

S

Entity type

 

3.

Add an entity type to a subject area and join it to an entity type in another subject area.

M

S

Entity type

 

 

 

A

S

Plus subject area for new entity type

 

4.

Add an entity type to a subject area and join it to an entity type in the same subject area.

M

S

Entity type

 

5.

Move entity types to an existing subject area.

M

S

Entity type

 

 

 

A

S

Plus subject area

 

6.

Detail an entity type or any of its attributes and components.

M

S

Entity type

 

7.

Place unplaced entity type.

M

S

Entity type

 

8.

Delete components and attributes of an entity type.

D

D

Entity type

An attribute or relationship that is referenced in a view of an entity type cannot be deleted. The Object Cross Reference Delete Prevention report identifies scoping objects needed to define a subset that contains all references.

An entity type that is referenced in a view or in expected effects cannot be deleted.

9.

Delete an entity Type

D

D

Entity type

An attribute or relationship that is referenced in a view of an entity type cannot be deleted. The Object Cross Reference Delete Prevention report identifies scoping objects needed to define a subset that contains all references.

An entity type that is referenced in a view or in expected effects cannot be deleted.

 

 

D

D

Plus related entity types