Complex Type Editor

This dialog box allows you to create and edit complex types.

To display Type Editor, double-click the complex type on the diagram or in the Model Explorer, or select Edit from the complex type shortcut menu.

The following options are available:

Name – set the complex type name here.

Access – set the accessibility level here. Acceptable values are Public and Internal.

View – Selecting a view allows you to view and edit specific parameters for class or type properties inside the Class Editor without opening Property Editor. The following views are available.

• General – Allows you to edit main property parameters, such as its type, server data type, corresponding column name, nullability, whether it is a part of Entity Key, whether it is read-only.
• Facets – Allows you to edit property column facets, such as max length, unicode and fixed length settings for string data type, or precision and scale for numeric data types.
• Presentation – Allows you to edit property display name.
• Validation – Allows you to edit property validation settings - whether its value must be set, its format, min and max length for string data types, min and max value for numeric data types.

Properties – displays complex type properties and their parameters.

Documentation – click to open the Documentation Editor dialog box and enter a description of the complex type.