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.

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The following options are available:

Name - set the complex type name here.

Modifier - change the kind of modifier. It can take Public or Internal value.

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.

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.

Documentation - click to open the Documentation Editor, which contains the following fields.

Summary - enter a brief description of a complex type here.

Long Description - enter a long complex type description here if you need it.

Properties - displays complex type properties and their parameters.

 

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