Inheritance Tab, Root Descriptor Option

Use this table to complete the following root descriptor field on the Inheritance tab:

Field | Description
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Is Root Parent Descriptor | Select this option to specify this descriptor as the root (parent) of the inheritance hierarchy.
Use Class Extraction Method | Choose this option to specify a class indicator using a class extraction method, and select your static class extraction method from the list. For more information, see "Using Class Extraction Methods".
Use Class Indicator Field | Choose this option to specify a class indicator using a class indicator field. For more information, see "Using Class Indicator Fields".
Field Selection | Choose the field to use as the class indicator field.
Use XML Schema "Type" Attribute Foot 1 | Select this option to use the type attribute specified in the XML schema for this descriptor's reference class.
Specify Field | For a relational descriptor, select the field of the database table associated with this descriptor (see "Configuring Associated Tables"). For an EIS root descriptor (using XML records) or an XML descriptor, click Browse to select an element attribute or text node.
Indicator Selection | Choose between using a class name as the class indicator field value or specifying specific class indicator field values for each (nonabstract) child class.
Use Class Name as Indicator | Choose this option to use class names as the class indicator field value.
Use Class Indicator Dictionary | Choose this option to specify specific class indicator field values for each (nonabstract) child class. When you choose this option, you must specify the data type of the class indicator field and the specific class indicator field values for each (nonabstract) child class.
Indicator Type | Select the data type from the list to specify the data type of the class indicator field. To specify the specific class indicator field values for each (nonabstract) child class, click Edit and enter the appropriate value for each child class.

Footnote 1 EIS root (see "EIS Root Descriptors") or XML descriptors (see "XML Descriptors") only.

See Also

  Configuring Inheritance for a Parent (Root) Descriptor