Relationship

A relationship shared resource defines a relationship and identifies whether it is an identity or association relationship.

A relationship is the way to describe the binding of entities. An entity might participate in many relationships within one SmartMapper ER Model, but an entity cannot play two roles in the same relationship.

Configuration Tab

The Configuration tab contains the following fields.

Field Module Property? Description
Name No The name to be displayed as the label for the relationship in the process.
Note: Only digits, alphanumeric characters, and underscores can be contained in the relationship name. Besides, a digit cannot be used as the first character of the relationship name.
Description No Add a short description for the relationship.
Relationship Type No Select from the following relationship types:
  • Identity : there are one or multiple participants per identity relationship, where one of the participants acts as a primary object. A primary object exists independently of other objects.
  • Association: there are only two participants per association relationship.

See Relationship for details about relationship types.

  • Participant
    A participant is a member of a relationship. The participant associates an entity to a relationship and specifies the entity's cardinality within that relationship.