Details Section:
File Name
- What it does: Identifies the entity's programmatic ID.
- How to use it: Read-only.
Description
- What it does: Text description of the entity.
- How to use it: Enter text.
Parent Entity
- What it does: Entity from which the entity inherits information.
- How to use it: Enter the entity's ID.
Schema Name
- What it does: Identifies a collection of database objects such as tables, functions, etc.
- How to use it: Enter text.
Database Name
- What it does: Identifies the external database the entity is linked to, if any.
- How to use it: Enter the name of the database.
Allow From Platform Api
- What it does: Determines whether the entity can be exposed on Platform API.
- How to use it: Check to expose the entity. Otherwise, leave it unchecked.
Table Name
- What it does: Identifies the database table mapped to the entity.
- How to use it: Read-only.
Other Details Section:
ReadOnly Rule
- What it does: Rule that determines whether records that use this entity are editable when the user opens them in update mode.
- How to use it: Enter the rule.
Checklist ID
- What it does: PickList that identifies the code group to use as the entity's checklist.
- How to use it: Select the PickList.
Checklist Table
- What it does: Table that stores the checklist IDs when the checklist is evaluated.
- How to use it: Enter the table name.
SoftError Details Section:
Error Table
- What it does: Table that stores the soft error instances.
- How to use it: Click the Add Error Table icon to create the table. Click the Delete Error Table icon to remove the table. Otherwise, this field is read-only.
Status Column
- What it does: Column that stores the status of any records that use this entity.
- How to use it: Click the Add PickList Column icon to create a new column or enter the PickList to use as the status values.
History Table Details Section:
History Table
- What it does: Indicates whether this entity's table is included in the app's history table. If included, any updates to records that use this entity are inserted into the history table.
- How to use it: Check or uncheck the checkbox.
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