Meta Entity (Type) or Meta Data Aggregate Overview tab

Most of the sections in this tab are common to all these entities. However, some are specific to an entity. The list of the User Entities is displayed in the Meta Entity only, and the Entity section is specific to the Meta Entity Type.

Description of the tab

Three sections are not tabs. They are displayed in the Overview tab only: Alerts and Action Items, General information, and Generation parameters definition (on some entities).

All the other sections provide links to the corresponding editor tabs.

If information is displayed in a section, you can complete one of the following actions:
  • Click the information if it is displayed as a link. You automatically switch to where the information is specified.
  • Click the More button to switch to the corresponding tab.

If no information is displayed in the section, click the symbol in front of the section name. It gives you access to the More button. Click it to access the corresponding tab.

The sections of the tab

Alerts and Action Items
Any problem that is related to the current instance is displayed in this section as a link. If you click this link, you automatically switch to the Problems view, where the line that corresponds to the error is highlighted. The error is explained and you can correct it.
The General information section displays the following fields:
Work context
The work context is the project from which you open the editor of the current instance. This project constitutes the starting point for the resolution of the dynamic links and references between the instances of the various projects. The projects hierarchy that is declared in the design build path is explored in an upward direction.

If you click Hierarchy, you can see a partial view of the design build path. In this view, the project that constitutes the work context is the lowest project of the hierarchy.

More information can be found in the following links: The work context and The design build path.

Name
The instance name is displayed in read-only mode. It is entered when the instance is created, and it cannot be modified later.
Label
Enter the label that identifies the instance. It will constitute a search criterion upon a subsequent search.

User entities

This section is specific to the Meta Entity. It lists the User Entities that have been created from the Meta Entity.

From the other sections, you can switch to the following tabs of the Meta Entity editor:
  • The Composition tab where you describe the instance,
  • The Documentation tab where you write comments on the instance,
  • The Keywords tab where you specify the keywords of the instance.

Types

This section is specific to the Meta Entity Type. It contains the entity types that are extended by the current Meta Entity Type. To change an entity type, select an entity type in the list, click Change, and select another entity type in the selection box. Click OK to validate.


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