Chapter 18 - Data Model - Visual Paradigm

SDE-VS User’s Guide (Part 2, for ORM) Chapter 18 –Data Model
Modifying the Entity Specification
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1. To display the Entity Specification, right-click the entity element, click Open Specification.
Entity Specification dialog box is displayed, you can modify the entity properties and constraints.
Figure 18.4 - Entity Specification dialog
Adding new Column to the Entity
1. You can add a new column to the entity in one of the three ways:
• Right-click on an entity, select New Column.
Figure 18.5 - Create a columns
A new column is added, type the column name and type in the form of "column_name: type". You can also edit the column
name by double-clicking the column name or by pressing the F2 button.
• Click on an entity, press the keyboard shortcut - Alt + Shift + C.
• Alternative:
1. Right-click the entity element, click Open Specification.
2. Click the Columns Tab, then click Add.
Column Specification dialog box is displayed, you can modify the column name and properties, such as
type.
Figure 18.6 - Entity Specification (Columns Tab)