The name of an application directory (Directories); otherwise, the one application directory in which the associated object may exist.
Valid Values
An 18-character string, containing a valid object name
Remarks
In Directories:
DirName is the name assigned to the directory.
In other Object Dictionary entity sets:
In any entity set, the principal object’s DirName must match the DirName of its owner.
If DirName is left blank, the object may exist in any number of application directories.
In DDDescriptions, DirName is where the object being described may be found.
In DisplayForms, DirName is where the owner-display of the associated form may be found.
See Also
ConstName, DDObjectName, DDOwnerName, DisplayName, DocName, EntName, FieldName, FormName, MenuName, OwnerName, RelName, RoleName, SetName, UserName, VarName
Stores additional descriptive information about any type of object.
An Object [data] Dictionary description is a programming object. The descriptions in DDDescriptions are available for use by special development tools, either those potentially available from Zim or those created by the application developer.
Establishing a Description
Call up the Development Center with the DC command, select DDDESCRIPTIONS from the OBJECTS drop-down menu, and use the tools of the Development Center to define the desired description.
Fields of the Descriptions Entity Set
Attributes | Description |
DDObjectName | Name of the object being described |
DDOwnerName | Name of the object that “owns” the object being described |
DirName | Application directory location of the object being described |
DDObjectType | The type of object being described |
DDObjectDesc | The description |
ObjectKey | A unique identifier assigned by the Development Center |
The description of an object. A user-supplied description of an object for documentation purposes.
Valid Values
Up to 256 alphanumeric characters
The type of object being described. A user-assigned identifier for the type of object being described.
Valid Values
Up to 18 alphanumeric characters (e.g., Entity Set, Document, Variable).
The name of the object to which the associated description refers.
Valid Values
A valid object name.
See Also
ConstName, DDOwnerName, DirName, DisplayName, DocName, EntName, FieldName, FormName, MenuName, OwnerName, RelName, RoleName, SetName, UserName, VarName
The name of the object that owns the object being described.
Valid Values
A valid object name
Remarks
For example, if a field is being described, DDOwnerName is the name of the entity set, relationship, or structured document to which the field belongs.
See Also
ConstName, DDObjectName, DirName, DisplayName, DocName, EntName, FieldName, FormName, MenuName, OwnerName, RelName, RoleName, SetName, UserName, VarName
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