What is an entity and why is it important?
An entity is an XML object that moves data from its linked database table to and from the screen your app uses to enable users to create, view, update, and delete that data.
It also houses the properties that control your app's interaction with its data and data from its related entities: queries, rules, methods, etc.
If you want your app to interact with data in some way, that data must be linked to an entity and the entity must be configured correctly. If not, user actions that call that data will fail.
Most of the time when you create an item in Xelence (such as a form, report, etc.), you will base that item on a specific entity and the entity's properties determine the data the ensuing item can call, as well as what the item can do with the data.
What do I need to know to begin learning about entities?
You should already be familiar with the following:
What do I need to know to start working with entities?
What can I do with an entity?
You can perform the following entity tasks:
What do all these words mean?
What do all these fields and buttons do?
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