Entity details panel

This allows you to edit the details of the selected entity.

Here is an example of what it looks like:

Header

This displays the name of the entity.

Name

This allows you to enter a non blank, unique name for the entity.

User Identifier

This allows you to specify which attribute is the user identifier for the entity. If there are no suitable attributes then you can select <System Identifier>. This refers to the unique identifier generated by your application for each entity instance.

Description

This allows you to enter a description for the entity.

Attributes

This displays the list of attributes for the entity. If the Order By option is set to Name the attributes will be ordered alphabetically by name. If it set to Custom you can specify the order of the attributes using the movement buttons or the attributes pop-up menu.

Double clicking an attribute in the list will take you to the attribute details panel.

Movement buttons

These are visible when the Order By option is set to Custom. They allow you to change the order of the attributes in the Attributes list.

Attributes pop-up menu

This allows you to create, edit and delete attributes in the list. You can also change the Order By option and change the order of attributes if the option is set to Custom.

Here is an example of what it looks like:

Relationships

This displays the list of relationships for the entity. The parent entity is always mentioned first. Double clicking a relationship in the list will take you to the relationship details panel.

Relationships pop-up menu

This allows you to edit and delete relationships in the list.

Related concepts

Entity
Attribute
Relationship

Related reference

Entity details panel
Attribute details panel
Relationship details panel