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Create a Database Table data instance by selecting Database Table from the SysAdmin category.

NoteBefore you create a Database Table instance, confirm that:

You don't need to create a Database Table instance for each concrete class. At runtime, to locate a database table for an object, the system uses pattern inheritance and class groups to locate the appropriate table. If none is found, it uses the "catch-all" default table pr_other.

Database Table instances created automatically

The following tools and wizards let you create database tables indirectly, without using the Database Table form:

The key to a Database Table instance is the name of a PRPC class:

Field

Description

Class Name

SmartPromptSelect the name of an abstract or concrete class to be linked with a database table.

NoteDon't create a Database Table instance for a class that is a subclass of a container class of a class group; it will be ignored. All instances (that is, all table rows) of all classes in a class group are stored together in one table; that is the purpose of a class group.

Topic About the Connector and Metadata Accelerator
About the Data Table wizard
Data Model category — Property Tree, Class Relationships, and Database Class Mappings tabs

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