Oracle Designer Model, Release 6i
Element Type Definition


Element Type Name NETWORK_CONNECTION
Short Name A20
View NameCI_NETWORK_CONNECTIONS
Description A link between two nodes
Sub-type of INTERSECTION
Versioning: Belongs to:
NODE versionable object
Rules: API Spec
Uniqueness Criteria
Deletion Rules
Descriptor: PART_OF_NODE_REFERENCE
USE_OF_NODE_REFERENCE
Used by: Oracle Designer

Underlying table:SDD_A20
Changes: Summary of changes to NETWORK_CONNECTION in Release 6i

Reference Properties
Name Opt ? Notes Relationship In Arc
PART_OF_NODE_REFERENCE N Prompt: From Node
Transferable only if null
Must be a part of one and only one NODE
USE_OF_NODE_REFERENCE N Prompt: To Node
Transferable only if null
Must be a use for one and only one NODE

Properties
Name Datatype Opt ? Notes Domain Default Value
CDATE_FROM VARCHAR2(20) Y The date on which the link between the two nodes was created or will be available.
Prompt: Available From
CDATE_TO VARCHAR2(20) Y The date on which the link was removed.
Prompt: Available To
COMMENTS VARCHAR2(70) Y A comment about the association
Prompt: Comment
LINE_SPEED VARCHAR2(16) Y The rate at which information/data can be transferred over the link. (This OUGHT to be numeric, but is being left as varchar2 because of the difficulty of converting existing CD 5.1 data)
Prompt: Line Speed
Uppercase
PROTOCOL VARCHAR2(30) Y The protocol by which the connection between the two nodes is made e.g. LAN.
Prompt: Protocol
UOM VARCHAR2(20) Y The unit of measure for the line speed.
Prompt: Line Speed UOM
PARENT_IVID NUMBER(38, 0) Y Internal use only. Common repository version identifier of owning PAC
Not displayed
System maintained
Updatable only if null
Defined on SE supertype
PAC_REFERENCE NUMBER(38, 0) Y Internal use only. Contains the IRID of the PAC for the "versionable object" to which this element belongs
Not displayed
System maintained
Not updatable by user
Defined on SE supertype

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Name Text Type Prompt

Other Properties
NETWORK_CONNECTION has the 20 user definable properties (USER_DEFINED_PROPERTY_0, _1, _2, _3 etc) for User Extensibility
The following 'standard' properties are also inherited by all element types:
  • ID
  • IRID
  • IVID
  • ELEMENT_TYPE_NAME
  • DATE_CREATED
  • CREATED_BY
  • DATE_CHANGED
  • CHANGED_BY
  • NUMBER_OF_TIMES_MODIFIED
  • TYPES

Other element types that reference NETWORK_CONNECTION:


Note:

  • All properties are displayed and updatable by the user unless indicated otherwise
  • All reference properties are displayed and transferable unless indicated otherwise
  • All domains are enforced unless indicated otherwise
  • All properties and reference properties are defined on this element type unless indicated as inherited from a supertype