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Entity Subtypes

Design Phase Tasks

P

E

Scoping Objects

Note

1. Promote subtype to entity type.

D

D

Parent entity type

 

2. Change subtype parent.

D

A

D

S

Old parent entity

New parent entity

 

3. Add a new subtype to an existing entity type.

M

S

Parent entity type

 

4. Detail a partitioning.

M

S

Parent entity type

 

5. Transfer a relationship.

D

D

S

S

Two related entity types

Plus entity type to transfer relationship to

 

6. Delete a subtype.

D

D

Parent entity type

 

7. Detail a subtype.

M

S

Parent entity type

 

8. Place unplaced subtype.

M

S

Parent entity type

 

Notes:

Note: All entity types must be free of Consistency Check errors before Transformation can succeed.