Element Type Definition: DIRECTORY

Oracle Designer Model, Release 6i
Element Type Definition

Element Type Name	DIRECTORY
Short Name	DIR
View Name	CI_DIRECTORIES
Description	A DIRECTORY is a database object representing an operating system
	directory for administering access to, and the use of, BFILE's stored
	outside the database. It is an alias for a directory name on the
	server's filesystem where the external binary file LOBs are actually
	located. All directories for a database are created in a single
	namespace and are not owned by an individual's schema.

	Access to BFILEs stored within the directory structure is controlled
	by granting object privileges on the directories to specific users.
	Privileges granted for the directory are created independently of the
	permissions defined for the operationg system directory and so the
	two may or may not correspond exactly

Sub-type of	SECONDARY_ACCESS_ELEMENT
Versioning:	Belongs to: ORACLE_DATABASE versionable object
Rules:	API Spec Uniqueness Criteria Deletion Rules
Descriptor:	ORACLE_DATABASE_REFERENCE NAME
Used by:	Oracle Designer
Underlying table:	SDD_DIR
Changes:	Summary of changes to DIRECTORY in Release 6i

Reference Properties
Name	Opt ?	Notes	Relationship	In Arc
ORACLE_DATABASE_REFERENCE	N	Prompt: Oracle Database Transferable only if null	Must be defined in one and only one ORACLE_DATABASE

Properties
Name	Datatype	Opt ?	Notes	Domain	Default Value
COMPLETE_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Indicates whether the definition of the directory is complete and ready to be used by the generators Prompt: Complete ? Uppercase	YESNO	Y
NAME	VARCHAR2(30)	N	Name by which the directory is known within the database Prompt: Name Uppercase
PATH	VARCHAR2(132)	N	Full pathname of operating system directory on the server where the files are located Prompt: Path
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

Multi-line Text
Name	Text Type	Prompt
DESCRIPTION	CDIDSC	Description
NOTES	CDINOT	Notes

Other Properties
DIRECTORY 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 DIRECTORY:

Each DIAGRAM_ELEMENT_USAGE must be for one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)
Each DOCUMENT_ATTACHMENT must be from one and only one ACCESS_CONTROLLED_ELEMENT (in arc)
Each DATABASE_OBJECT_GRANT must be for one and only one DIRECTORY (in arc)
Each JAVA_MOD_IMPLEMENTATION may be a class obtained from one and only one DIRECTORY (in arc)
Each SERVER_OBJECT_USAGE must be for generation of one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)
Each EXTENDED_STRUCTURE_ELEMENT must be part of one and only one ACCESS_CONTROLLED_ELEMENT (in arc)
Each EXTENDED_STRUCTURE_ELEMENT must be use of one and only one ACCESS_CONTROLLED_ELEMENT

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