Oracle Designer Model,
Release 6i
Element Type Definition
| Element Type Name | CLASSIFIER_ATTRIBUTE |
| Short Name | CAT |
| View Name | CI_CLASSIFIER_ATTRIBUTES |
| Description | A specific detail of the classifier to which it belongs |
| Sub-type of | SECONDARY_ACCESS_ELEMENT |
| Non-instantiable super-type of | ENTITY_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTE |
| GENERAL_ATTRIBUTE | |
| VIEW_OBJECT_ATTRIBUTE | |
| As this is a non-instantiable supertype, follow links (above) to its instantiable subtypes to find versioning information for each subtype, uniqueness criteria, API rules etc | |
| Underlying table: | SDD_CAT |
| Reference Properties | ||||
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| Name | Opt ? | Notes | Relationship | In Arc |
| CLASSIFIER_REFERENCE | Y | Prompt: Classifier Datatype | May be of datatype of one and only one CLASSIFIER | |
| Properties | |||||
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| Name | Datatype | Opt ? | Notes | Domain | Default Value |
| CHANGE_RESTRICTION | VARCHAR2(8) | N | Indicates whether the value may be modified after the object is created and, if so, what restrictions apply
Prompt: Change Restriction Uppercase | CHANGE_RESTRICTION | NONE |
| CLASSIFIER_ATTRIBUTE_SUBTYPE | VARCHAR2(3) | N | Sub-type discriminator. Internal property indicating whether the attribute is an entity object attribute (EAT) or a general attribute (GAT)
Not displayed Uppercase System maintained Not updatable by user | CLASSIFIER_ATTRIBUTE_SUBTYPE | |
| DATATYPE_FORMAT | VARCHAR2(10) | N | Internal property acting as "logical arc discriminator" between SCALAR_DATATYPE and CLASSIFIER_REFERENCE, indicating which is populated. These are both optional, but one or other MUST be specified
Not displayed Uppercase System maintained Not updatable by user | DATATYPE_FORMAT | |
| DECIMAL_PLACES | NUMBER(4, 0) | Y | For numeric datatypes, specifies the number of decimal places allowed for this attribute
Prompt: Decimal Places | ||
| DEFAULT_VALUE | VARCHAR2(2000) | Y | Default value for the attribute. If the attribute is an array, the default values are held as a comma separated list
Prompt: Default Value | ||
| MAXIMUM_LENGTH | NUMBER(5, 0) | Y | Maximum length of data that this attribute can contain
Prompt: Maximum Length | ||
| MAXIMUM_MULTIPLICITY | VARCHAR2(10) | N | Maximum multiplicity of the attribute. A value of 1 indicates a single attribute, whereas a value > 1 or '*' indicates an array
Prompt: Maximum Multiplicity | 1 | |
| MINIMUM_MULTIPLICITY | NUMBER(10, 0) | N | Minimum multiplicity of the attribute. A value of 0 indicates the attribute is optional, 1 (or more) that it is mandatory
Prompt: Minimum Multiplicity | 0 | |
| NAME | VARCHAR2(100) | N | Name of the attribute
Prompt: Name | ||
| PROMPT | VARCHAR2(132) | Y | Prompt to be used when displaying this attribute
Prompt: Prompt | ||
| RETRIEVABLE_FLAG | VARCHAR2(1) | N | Indicates whether user is allowed to access the values stored in this attribute. If the attribute has a datatype of a domain then the equivalent property on the domain determines whether the attribute is queryable
Prompt: Is Retrievable Uppercase | YESNO | Y |
| SCALAR_DATATYPE | VARCHAR2(15) | Y | Scalar datatype of the attribute, where datatype not defined as a classifier
Prompt: Scalar Datatype | SCALAR_DATATYPE | |
| SEQUENCE | NUMBER(6, 0) | N | Sequence for use by the transformers, indicating the position of this attribute among other attributes for the same classifier
Prompt: Sequence in Classifier System maintained: API provides a value only if left null by the user | ||
| SERIALIZABLE_FLAG | VARCHAR2(1) | N | Indicates, in Java, whether the attribute is part of the persistent state of the object and will be serialized with the object
Prompt: Is Serializable Uppercase | YESNO | N |
| STATIC_FLAG | VARCHAR2(1) | N | Indicates whether the attribute is a "class attribute", ie at the class level with only a single value for all instances
Prompt: Is Static Uppercase | YESNO | N |
| UPDATABLE_FLAG | VARCHAR2(1) | N | Indicates whether the user is allowed to update the values stored in this attribute. If the attribute has a datatype of a domain then the equivalent property on the domain determines whether the attribute is updatable
Prompt: Is Updatable Uppercase | YESNO | Y |
| VISIBILITY | VARCHAR2(10) | N | Visibility of the attribute
Prompt: Visibility Uppercase | VISIBILITY | PRIVATE |
| VOLATILE_FLAG | VARCHAR2(1) | N | Indicates, in Java, whether the attribute may be accessed by unsynchronized threads and so certain code optimizations must not be performed on it
Prompt: Is Volatile Uppercase | YESNO | N |
| PARENT_IVID | NUMBER(38, 0) | Y | Internal use only. Exists on "secondary" element types from a versioning viewpoint. Contains the IVID of the primary element type (not necessarily a PAC) forming the basis of the "versionable object" to which this element type belongs
Not displayed System maintained Updatable only if null Defined on SAC supertype | ||
| PAC_REFERENCE | NUMBER(38, 0) | Y | Internal use only. Exists on "secondary" element types from a structural viewpoint. Contains the IRID of the PAC forming the basis of the "logical object" to which this element type belongs
Not displayed System maintained Not updatable by user Defined on SAC supertype | ||
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| Name | Text Type | Prompt |
| DESCRIPTION | CDIDSC | Description |
| NOTES | CDINOT | Notes |
| Other Properties |
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The following 'standard' properties are also inherited by all element types:
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Other element types that reference CLASSIFIER_ATTRIBUTE:
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