Oracle Designer Model, Release 6i
Element Type Definition


Element Type Name NON_ORACLE_DATABASE
Short Name ANS
View NameCI_NON_ORACLE_DATABASES
Description Definition of a non-Oracle database (eg Informix, RDB, DB2 etc)
Sub-type of DATABASE
Versioning: Structure of NON_ORACLE_DATABASE versionable object
Rules: API Spec
Uniqueness Criteria
Deletion Rules
Descriptor: NAME
Used by: Oracle Designer

Underlying table:SDD_ODB
Changes: Summary of changes to NON_ORACLE_DATABASE in Release 6i

Reference Properties
Name Opt ? Notes Relationship In Arc
NODE_REFERENCE Y Prompt: Node
Defined on ODB supertype
May be located at one and only one NODE

Properties
Name Datatype Opt ? Notes Domain Default Value
COMPLETE_FLAG VARCHAR2(1) N Indicates whether the definition of this database is complete and ready to be used by the generators
Prompt: Complete ?
Uppercase
Defined on ODB supertype
YESNO Y
CONNECT_STRING VARCHAR2(80) Y Connect string to be used to connect to this database by SQL*Net
Prompt: Connect String
Defined on ODB supertype
DATABASE_TYPE VARCHAR2(3) N Sub-type discriminator. Internal property indicating whether the DATABASE is an ORACLE_DATABASE (ORC) or a NON_ORACLE_DATABASE (ANS)
Not displayed
Uppercase
System maintained
Not updatable by user
Defined on ODB supertype
ODB_DATABASE_TYPE
LOCAL_NAME VARCHAR2(8) N Name of the database
Prompt: Local Name
Uppercase
System maintained: API provides a value only if left null by the user
Defined on ODB supertype
NAME VARCHAR2(40) N Name that uniquely identifies the database in a distributed environment
Prompt: Name
Uppercase
Defined on ODB supertype
NON_ORACLE_DATABASE_TYPE VARCHAR2(16) N The database types, other than Oracle, supported by the server generator
Prompt: Non-Oracle Database Type
Uppercase
NON_ORACLE_DATABASE_TYPE
Non-enforced
REMARK VARCHAR2(240) Y A comment on the database.
Prompt: Comment
Defined on ODB supertype
TNS_ALIAS VARCHAR2(40) Y The alias for the TNS connection path, used by SQL*Net v2
Prompt: TNS Alias
Defined on ODB supertype

Multi-line Text
Name Text Type Prompt
DESCRIPTION CDIDSC
Defined on ODB supertype
Description
NOTES CDINOT
Defined on ODB supertype
Notes

Other Properties
NON_ORACLE_DATABASE 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 NON_ORACLE_DATABASE:


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