Oracle Designer Model, Release 6i
Element Type Definition


Element Type Name INDEX_ENTRY
Short Name INDCOL
View NameCI_INDEX_ENTRIES
Description A column used in an index
Sub-type of OTHER_SE
Versioning: Belongs to:
SNAPSHOT_DEFINITION versionable object
TABLE_DEFINITION versionable object
Rules: API Spec
Uniqueness Criteria
Deletion Rules
Descriptor: RELATION_INDEX_REFERENCE
COLUMN_REFERENCE
CQA_REFERENCE
Used by: Oracle Designer

Underlying table:SDD_INDCOL
Changes: Summary of changes to INDEX_ENTRY in Release 6i

Reference Properties
Name Opt ? Notes Relationship In Arc
RELATION_INDEX_REFERENCE N Prompt: Index
Transferable only if null
Must be within one and only one RELATION_INDEX
COLUMN_REFERENCE Y Prompt: Column
Transferable only if null
May be for one and only one COLUMN 71
CQA_REFERENCE Y Not displayed
Transferable only if null
May be for one and only one COLUMN_QUALIFIED_ATTRIBUTE 71

Properties
Name Datatype Opt ? Notes Domain Default Value
INDEX_ENTRY_FOR VARCHAR2(15) N Arc 71 discriminator. Discriminator for the "logical arc" involving reference properties COLUMN_REFERENCE and CQA_REFERENCE plus the property INDEX_FUNCTION, since one of the 3 must be populated
Not displayed
Uppercase
System maintained
Not updatable by user
INDEX_ENTRY_FOR
INDEX_ENTRY_TYPE VARCHAR2(13) N Indicates whether this index entry is column based or function based
Prompt: Type
Uppercase
INDEX_ENTRY_TYPE COLUMNBASED
INDEX_FUNCTION VARCHAR2(2000) Y The function for a function based index
Prompt: Index Function
NAME VARCHAR2(30) N The name of the index. Denormalisation.
Not displayed
Uppercase
System maintained
Not updatable by user
SEQUENCE_NUMBER NUMBER(6, 0) N The sequence of this column in the index.
Prompt: Usage Sequence
System maintained: API provides a value only if left null by the user
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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Other Properties
INDEX_ENTRY 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 INDEX_ENTRY:


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