Element Type Definition: PACKAGE

Oracle Designer Model, Release 6i
Element Type Definition

Element Type Name	PACKAGE
Short Name	PCK
View Name	CI_PACKAGES
Description	A type of container, used primarily in the context of JDeveloper (EE)

	A package provides a general purpose mechanism for organizing
	elements into groups. It provides the context and namespace for
	the elements it owns.

	Corresponds to the eleemnt type of the same name in the UML meta model

Sub-type of	CONTAINER_ELEMENT
Versioning:	Structure of PACKAGE versionable object
Rules:	API Spec Uniqueness Criteria Deletion Rules
Descriptor:	NAME
Used by:	JDeveloper Enterprise Edition
Underlying table:	SDD_FOLDERS

Reference Properties
Name	Opt ?	Notes	Relationship	In Arc
CLASSIFIER_REFERENCE	Y	Prompt: Classifier	May be represented by one and only one CLASSIFIER
ICON_FILE_REFERENCE	Y	Prompt: Icon File	May be iconized using one and only one PRIMARY_ACCESS_FILE
LANGUAGE_REFERENCE	Y	Prompt: Language	May be for intended implementation in one and only one LANGUAGE

Properties
Name	Datatype	Opt ?	Notes	Domain	Default Value
AUTHOR	VARCHAR2(100)	Y	Free format text identifying the author of the package Prompt: Author
CONTAINER_SUBTYPE	VARCHAR2(3)	N	Sub-type discriminator. Internal property indicating whether the container element is a folder or an application system Not displayed Uppercase System maintained Not updatable by user Defined on CEL supertype	CONTAINER_SUBTYPE
EJB_TARGET_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Indicates whether Oracle8i EJB Session Beans is a platform on which elements owned by this package are deployed. A value of 'Default' indicates the corresponding setting on the project into which the elements are referenced applies Prompt: Is Oracle8i Session Bean Target Uppercase	YESNODEF	D
EXTERNAL_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Indicates whether this is an external package, ie a shared component/library that is utilised by the application under development, but is not part of it Prompt: Is External Uppercase	YESNO	N
GENERATE_METADATA_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Indicates whether metadata is to be generated for this package. (Applicable only to internal users of the "ex-ODD" Java generator) Not displayed Uppercase	YESNO	Y
IMPLEMENTATION_TARGET	VARCHAR2(13)	Y	Target for implementation for this package Prompt: Implementation Target Uppercase	IMPLEMENTATION_TARGET
INSTANTIABLE_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Applies to subsystems only. UML definition: If true, then instances of the model elements within the subsystem form an implicit composition to an implicit subsystem instance, whether or not it is actually implemented Prompt: Is Instantiable Uppercase	YESNO	Y
METADATA_CLASS_NAME	VARCHAR2(100)	Y	Metadata class name. (Applicable only to internal users of the "ex-ODD" Java generator) Not displayed
NAME	VARCHAR2(256)	N	Name of the application system or folder Prompt: Name Defined on CEL supertype
O8I_TARGET_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Indicates whether Oracle8i is a platform on which elements owned by this package are deployed. A value of 'Default' indicates corresponding setting on the project into which the elements are referenced applies Prompt: Is Oracle8i Target Uppercase	YESNODEF	D
OS_TIMESTAMP	DATE	Y	Operating system timestamp Prompt: OS Timestamp System maintained Not updatable by user Defined on CEL supertype
OWNING_USER	VARCHAR2(30)	N	Name of the database user owning this application system, folder or package. Prompt: Owner Uppercase System maintained Not updatable by user Defined on CEL supertype
ROOT_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Indicates whether this container is a root Not displayed Uppercase System maintained Not updatable by user Defined on CEL supertype	YESNO	N
SYSTEM_ELEMENT_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Indicates whether this is a "system element", ie one created automatically for which the user has limited or not update capability Not displayed Uppercase Defined on CEL supertype	YESNO	N
TYPE	VARCHAR2(10)	N	Classification of the package Prompt: Type Uppercase	PACKAGE_TYPE	PACKAGE
VISIBROKER_TARGET_FLAG	VARCHAR2(1)	N	Indicates whether Visigenics Visibroker is a platform on which elements owned by this package are deployed. A value of 'Default' indicates the corresponding setting on the project into which the elements are referenced applies Prompt: Is Visigenics Visibroker Target Uppercase	YESNODEF	D

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

Other Properties
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 PACKAGE:

Each ACTIVITY_DEFINITION may be representing a method owned by one and only one PACKAGE (in arc)
Each FOLDER_MEMBER must be of one and only one FOLDERED_ELEMENT
Each FOLDER_MEMBER must be within one and only one CONTAINER_ELEMENT
Each DIAGRAM_ELEMENT_USAGE must be for one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)
Each DIAGRAM may be in the context of one and only one PACKAGE
Each ELEMENT_RULE_USAGE must be applicable to one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)
Each PREFERENCE_SET_USAGE must be for one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)
Each TAGGED_VALUE must be in the context of one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)
Each UML_DEPENDENCY_CLIENT must be identifying as client one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)
Each UML_DEPENDENCY_SUPPLIER must be identifying as supplier one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)
Each USER_PREFERENCE must be for one and only one CIELEMENT (in arc)

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