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SDCreateEntType
Creates a new entity type in the dictionary structure.
Syntax
SDCreateEntType (Dcb,NewEntityType,Status)
Parameters
Dcb Required input; type = DcbType
This parameter passes information about the
dictionary to this intrinsic. It is initialized by
the SDOpen intrinsic.
NewEntityType Required input; type = NewNameType
This parameter specifies the name of the entity type
to be created.
Status Output; type = StatusType
This parameter contains information indicating the
success or failure of the intrinsic call. This
information is detailed in Table 3-1.
If this intrinsic is successful, the Status parameter
contains the following information, in addition to
the description contained in Table 3-1.
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| 17 - 20 | Internal entity type number |
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Discussion
Every entity type has the following attributes associated with it after
it is created:
scope-owner
date-created
date-changed
scope-changed
sensitivity
id-number
These attributes, called special attributes, are associated by default
and can never be deleted from the entity type's attribute list.
The following restrictions apply when using this intrinsic:
1. Open mode--The dictionary must be opened in Exclusive
Customization mode.
2. Security--The current scope must be either the Dictionary
Administrator scope or a scope with Extend capability.
3. Maximum Quantities--the maximum number of entity types allowed is
256.
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NOTE In the future, Hewlett Packard will prefix all names of
objects it adds to the core set with "HP". To avoid
potential name conflicts, do not create any entity types,
relationship classes, attributes, scopes, domains, or
versions prefixed with "HP".
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