You can create a Column through the context menu of a Table, and through the Table Relationships Diagram.
You can use Storage Mapper to create Tables from Classes defined in the model. Storage Mapper creates a Column for each Attribute of a Class. For more information about Storage Mapper, see
Storage mapping overview (Storage Mapper).
When used on a Table Relationships Diagram, a Column's notation is as follows:
In the Modeler panes, a short-cut symbol on the Column's icon indicates that the item is a
stub.
On a Table Relationships Diagram the View Options for a Table allow you to show or hide its Columns.
If you select the Proprietary\Columns folder in the Dictionary pane, the Contents pane displays the following information about each Column in the model: Data Type, Prime, Unique and Table.
The following sections provide information about how a Column is used in the model. For more information about a property, item, model part or diagram, click it.
Properties
In addition to the standard properties, a Column has these properties:
Dependency — The Dependency is owned jointly by the Column and the other associated item. The access permissions you have to a Dependency are determined by the access permissions of the dependent item.
on the Column's icon indicates that the item is a
stub.
Dependency — The Dependency is owned jointly by the Column and the other associated item. The access permissions you have to a Dependency are determined by the access permissions of the dependent item.
Index — This linked Index uses the column to retrieve rows from the Table.
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Constraint
Data Model
Table Relationships Diagram
Variant Diagram
Stereotype