| Name | Meta_Entity |
|---|---|
| Entity Type | External |
| Description | Entities are described via the Meta_Entity table. |
| Submodel | Meta |
| Entity Scope | Meta |
| Primary Key | Entity |
| Natural Key | Entity |
| Generalizations | |
| Specializations |
| Name | Value Domain | Property / Storage Unit | Description | Required / Default | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completion_Date |
|
Date/Time entity definition was last completed | No |
DATE | |
| Description |
|
Long description of the Entity. Primary purpose is for documentation in Web Report. | No |
VARCHAR2(2000) | |
| Entity |
|
This is the physical name of the object in the database. This is the public interface to the Entity via SQL. | Yes |
VARCHAR2(25) | |
| Entity_Scope |
|
Scope of the Entity (i.e., where will it be created). Enumeration values: Project, Reference, Meta | No |
VARCHAR2(30) | |
| Entity_Type |
|
Specifies how this entity is used. Enumeration values: Abstract, Table, View, Extension, External, Copy. | No |
VARCHAR2(25) | |
| Events |
|
Monitor events? | No 1 |
NUMBER(1) | |
| Final |
|
Is this Entity final (or can it be specialized)? 1 => TRUE and 0 => FALSE. Advanced feature from Oracle. Not currently exploited. | No |
NUMBER(1) | |
| Generate |
|
Flag to determine if we should generate this entity? | No 1 |
NUMBER(1) | |
| Instantiable |
|
Can this Entity be instantiated? 1 => TRUE and 0 => FALSE. The answer can only be FALSE, if the Entity has subtypes that can be instantiated. For example, in GF4 applications did not want Well_Marker to be instantiated. | No |
NUMBER(1) | |
| License |
|
Check license | No |
INTEGER | |
| Merge |
|
Include in Loader/Match/Merge Process? | No 1 |
NUMBER(1) | |
| Modify_Date |
|
Date/Time entity definition was last updated | No |
DATE | |
| Name |
|
Logical Name of the Entity. Default value is Entity replacing spaces by underscores. Appropriate for display purposes. | No |
VARCHAR2(64) | |
| Parent |
|
Parent Entity in taxonomic (IsA) hierarchy. Used for inheritance of attributes. | No |
VARCHAR2(25) | |
| Primary_Submodel |
|
Submodels are used to organize entities into meaningful groups. A submodel is grain size for making changes to the data model. It will also be the grain size for incremental rebuild. | No |
VARCHAR2(30) | |
| Secured |
|
Will this table be secured by role access | No |
NUMBER(1) | |
| Sub_Type_Count |
|
Number of immediate sub types in the taxonomic (IsA) hierarchy. | No |
NUMBER(2) |
| From Entity | Link | Description | Implementation Technique | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act_Tmpl_Data_Role | Involved_Entity_Type | The entity that is designated to play this data role for this activity template. In other words, the entity that will be "bound" to this data role. | Restrict | Yes |
| Activity_Template | Activity_Subtype | The subtype of Activity used to record the activations of this activity template. | Restrict | Yes |
| External_Object_Index | Type_Hint | The entity type code that the external object would have if it were persisted in Seabed . Note, that this code is a hint; not in all cases will we find a matching Seabed type. | Nullify | No |
| Meta_Attribute | Entity | Foreign Key to Meta_Entity | Restrict | Yes |
| Meta_Depend | Entity | Foreign Key to Meta_Entity | Restrict | Yes |
| Meta_Index | Entity | Foreign Key to Meta_Entity | Restrict | Yes |
| Meta_Index_Column | Entity | Foreign Key to Meta_Entity | Restrict | Yes |
| Meta_Inverse | Entity | Foreign Key to Meta_Entity | Restrict | Yes |
| Meta_Link | Entity | Foreign Key to Meta_Entity | Restrict | Yes |
| Meta_Link_Attribute | Entity | Foreign Key to Meta_Entity | Restrict | Yes |
| Meta_Notify | Entity | Foreign Key to Meta_Entity | Restrict | Yes |
| R_External_Object | Seabed_Object_Type | If annotated object is a Seabed object, then this association defines the Seabed object type. | Restrict | No |
| Uncertainty_System | Restrict_To_Type | The entity type name controlled by this Uncertainty_System. If missing, it means that it is a property default common to multiple entity types. | Restrict | No |