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.
- Click the information if it is displayed as a link. You automatically switch to where the information is specified.
- Click More to switch to 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.
- 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.
For more information, see 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.
- 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.