Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Now that we have our folder, we can create a data object. Again, we select
Data
Objects
from the drop-down list. To define the data objects that are to be stored in
our Active Data Cache, we open the
Auction
folder, if it is not already open, and
select
Create Data Object
. If we don't select the
Auction
folder, then we pick it later
when filling in the details of the data object.
We need to give our object a unique name within the folder and optionally provide
it with a tip text that helps explain what the object does when the mouse is moved
over it in object listings. Having named our object, we can now create the data fields
by selecting
Add a field.
. When adding fields, we need to provide a name and type as
well as indicating if they must contain data; the default
Nullable
does not require a
field to be populated. We may also optionally indicate if a field should be publically
available for display and whether it should have any tool tip text.
Once all the data fields have been defined, we can click
Create Data Object
to
actually create the object as we have defined it. We are then presented with a
confirmation screen that the object has been created.
