04 Objects and Types_d.pptVIP

Module 4 Objects and Types Module Objectives Describe the object-relational model Define an object type Describe the object type hierarchy and inheritance Define object ID Explain how types are stored Issue basic DQL statements Object-Relational Model The Content Server manages contentusing object-relational technology What is an Object? Documents, cabinets, folders, users and everything in the repository are objects An object is defined by its properties and methods Properties describe an object Methods describe actions that can be performed on an object Differences Between Objects Not all objects have the same properties: Object Types An objects properties are determined by its object type An object type is a pre-defined template ofunique properties and methods An object is a single instance of a pre-defined type All objects belong to a type The Documentum system contains over 100 object types Users can add their own custom types Object Type Names All Documentum objects can be referred to by an internal object type name or a label The internal object type name is the name of the type as it is represented in the database Used in DQL queries Used by programs and applications The label is used for display purposes only Appears in a client user interface Property Names All properties can be referred to by their internal name or their label The internal name is the name of the property as it is represented in the database Used in DQL queries Used by programs and applications The label is used for display purposes only Appears in a client user interface Property Categories There are two categories of properties Single-valued properties Repeating-valued properties Property Name Prefixes Some property names contain a Documentum prefix Object Example: dm_document Object Type Hierarchy Types are organized into a hierarchy Subtypes inherit all of the properties ofthe supertype Subtypes usually have additional properties Types B and C inherit all of type As