Generate Entity Types and Relationships from ERP Data Dictionary (tgerm1210m000)

Use this session to generate entity types and entity-type relationships by means of reverse engineering. Only for ERP tables entity types can be created by means of reverse engineering.

Note: The newly generated entity types and entity relationships can be used in an existing entity-relationship diagram or in a new entity-relationship diagram.
Fill Data Entities

If this check box is selected, entity types are generated from the selected range of table definitions.

Entity Type Category

A division within a system of classification. Most model items can be categorized.

Description

The description or name of the category.

Generate Entity Type Relationships

If this check box is selected, entity relationships are generated between the entity types that were generated from the selected range of table definitions.

Note: 

If only the Generate Entity Type Relationships check box is selected and not the Fill Data Entities check box, ERP generates entity types for the table definitions that meet the following conditions:

  • Fall within the range that you have specified.
  • For which no entity type has been created yet.
Relationship Category

A division within a system of classification. Most model items can be categorized.

Description

The description or name of the category.

Store into Version

The version in which the generated entity types and entity-type relationships are stored.

Description

The description or name of the version.

Overwrite

If this check box is selected, the existing entity types and entity relationships in the selected version, are overwritten.