Creating An Entity - Sybase PowerDesigner XML User Manual

Creating an entity

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Property Description
Value Value of the entity. A string of characters in the case of a
predefined value. A URI in the case of an XML or a non-XML
file. For example: http://something.com/pictures/logo.gif
Public URI reference identifying the non-XML object. For example:
pictures/gif
System URI reference identifying the application that will process the
non-XML object. For example: user/local/pictureViewer
Notation Used to define and process non-XML objects within an XML
model
Parameter If selected, the entity is parsed within the DTD, and not within
the XML document as for a general entity. A parameter entity
allows you to predefine a value within a DTD. This predefined
value can then be easily changed within the DTD
You can create an entity:
From the Browser tree view
From the List of Entities in the Model menu
To create an entity from the Browser tree view:
1 Right-click the name or the icon of the model to display the contextual
menu.
2 Select New Entity in the contextual menu.
The entity property sheet appears.
3 Type a name and a code for the entity.
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