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Entity Glossary

By Xelence Documentation posted 01-23-2024 14:41

  

Attribute

Property that maps to data the entity can manipulate or a relationship the entity has with another entity.



Calculated Field

Property that returns a read-only calculated value.



Column

Attribute that represents data that has a mapped column in the entity's database table.



Constraint

Data validation that determines whether data can be processed.



Data Type

Determines the type of data a column can store, such as string, int, etc.



Delete Constraint

Constraint that prevents deleting a record if its condition is true.



Delete Order

Defines the order to delete child objects before deleting a record based on the entity.



Entity

XML file that moves data between the app and database.



Expression

Pairing of a condition that describes the state of some entity data and a message to display when the condition is true.



Field Constraint

Constraint that prevents saving a record if the defined attribute meets the defined constraint.



Foreign Key

Primary key of the table that the entity's parent entity is linked to.



Form

Interface that allows users to interact with the entity's data in the app via configured controls. Also called a screen.



Group

Collection of conditions that applies to the wizard step that calls it.



NonQuery

SQL statement that is not a query.



One to Many Relationship

Relationship one item has with one or multiple other items.



One to One Relationship

Relationship one item (possibly of multiple) has with one other item.



PickList

Data type that maps a column to a code group that defines the possible values for that column. 



Primary Key

Unique, sequential identifier of each record in the entity's linked table.



Property

Attribute that represents data that does not have a mapped database column.



Query

SQL statement that retrieves data.



Query Builder

Drag-and-drop interface for creating a query, rather than directly keying it.



Rule

Logic that returns a value or makes a decision.



ScalarQuery

Query that returns a count.



SelectQuery

Query that returns table data.



Server Constraint

Constraint that prevents saving a record if its condition is true.



Soft Constraint

Constraint that prevents a record from being in Valid status if its condition is true.



SubSelectQuery

Query that executes as a where clause in another query.



System Column

Attribute that represents a default column that manages record metadata. System columns are: Created By, Created Data, Modified By, Modified Date, and Update Seq.


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