Entity screen > Details tab

Changes the information about a custom entity.

Figure: Entity Details screen

Entity Details screen

Prerequisites

Good to Know

  • You can not change a standard entity.

How to Start

  1. Click App Builder.

    Build Apps screen
  2. On the App Explorer screen, click Data Entities.

    Click Data Entities Screen
  3. On the Data Entities Home screen, click Entities.

    Click Entities
  4. On the Entities screen, click an entity.

    Entities screen
  5. Click the Details tab.

    Click Details tab

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Navigate To Other Entity Navigate To Other Entity icon

Opens this Screen:
Navigate To Entity screen.
Function of this Screen:
Shows the list of AgilePoint NX entities. You can click the entity names to see or configure the entity.

Refresh Refresh icon

Function:
Updates the information on the screen.

Clone Entity Clone Entity icon

Opens this Screen:
Clone Entity screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click the Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Creates a copy of an entity..
Example:
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Export Entity Model

Opens this Screen:
Export Entity Model screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Downloads an entity template from AgilePoint NX Data Entities to your local machine as an XML file, a JSON file, or a Microsoft Excel file.
Example:
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Export Data

Opens this Screen:
Export Data screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Downloads records from an entity as an XML file, a JSON file, or a Microsoft Excel file to your local machine.
Example:
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Import Data

Opens this Screen:
Import Data screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Uploads a collection of exported records from your local machine, and adds it to an entity in AgilePoint NX Data Entities.
Example:
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Import Fields

Opens this Screen:
Import Fields screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Uploads a group of exported entity fields from your local machine, and adds it to an entity in AgilePoint NX Data Entities.
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Sync Analytics

Function:
Creates a connection between an entity with the Analytics database where the entity data is updated for reporting and analytics.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).

Delete Entity Delete Entity icon

Opens this Screen:
Type CONFIRM To... screen
Function of this Screen:
Deletes your custom entity.

To delete an entity, set Custom Entities Can Be Deleted to Yes on the Data Entities Settings screen > Settings tab.

You can not delete a standard entity.

Example:
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Edit Edit icon

Function:
Changes the information for a custom entity.
Example:
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ID

Function:
Shows the ID of an entity.

This ID is created by default.

Accepted Values:
Read only.

Display Name

Function:
Specifies the name that shows for the custom entity in AgilePoint NX.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Example:
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Plural Name

Function:
Specifies the name that shows for the custom entity when there is more than one. In other words, this is the plural version of the entity name.
Accepted Values:
One line of text that can have spaces.
Default Value:
None
Example:
If entity name is Country, you may want to use the plural name Countries.

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Internal Name

Function:
Shows a unique name for the entity.
Accepted Values:
Read only.
Example:
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Description

Function:
Specifies an optional text description for your custom entity.
Accepted Values:
More than one line of text.
Default Value:
None
Example:
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Category

Function:
Specifies a category for your custom entity.
Accepted Values:
A category from the list.
Default Value:
None
Example:
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Owner

Function:
Specifies the name of the user to be an owner of your custom entity.
Accepted Values:
A user name from the list.
Default Value:
None
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Owner Full Name

Function:
Shows the full name of the user who is the owner of your custom entity.
Accepted Values:
Read only.
Default Value:
The full name of the user specified in the Owner field.

Publish Status

Function:
Specifies whether an entity is ready to use.
Accepted Values:
  • On - An entity is ready to use.
  • Off - An entity is in draft.
Default Value:
Off
Example:
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Record Limit

Function:
Specifies the maximum number of records to get from an entity.
Accepted Values:
A positive integer up to 1000000.
Default Value:
1000000
Example:
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Active

Function:
Specifies whether an entity can be used by an app.
Accepted Values:
  • On - The entity can be used in apps.
  • Off - The entity can be viewed or changed in Data Entities, but it does not show in the App Builder.
Default Value:
On
Example:
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Use The Default Event Logging For AgilePoint NX Apps / Create Detailed Audit Logs For This Entity

Function:
Specifies the audit level to track and store events that occur for the custom entity.
Accepted Values:
  • On - Tracks and stores all events that occur on the entity.
  • Off - Does not store events for the entity except normal error logging for your app.
Default Value:
Off
Example:
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Allow Entity Model Import

Function:
Lets which users can import entity model to AgilePoint NX Data Entities.
Accepted Values:
Default Value:
On
Example:
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Limitations:
By default, this field is enabled in these releases:

Allow Entity Model Export

Function:
Specifies which users can export an entity model.
Accepted Values:
  • On - All users who have access can export the entity model.
  • Off - Only Administrator and Entity Owners can export the entity model.
Default Value:
On
Example:
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Limitations:
By default, this field is enabled in these releases:

Allow Record Export

Function:
Specifies which users can export the records from an entity.
Accepted Values:
Default Value:
On
Example:
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Limitations:
By default, this field is enabled in these releases:

Allow Record Import

Function:
Specifies which users can import records to an entity.
Accepted Values:
Default Value:
On
Example:
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Limitations:
By default, this field is enabled in these releases:

Enable Analytics

Function:
Specifies whether an entity can be viewed or used for reports in Analytics Center.
Accepted Values:
  • On - The entity can be viewed or used for reports in Analytics Center.
  • Off - The entity cannot be viewed or used for reports in Analytics Center.
Default Value:
On
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Update

Function:
Saves the values and configuration you entered for the entity.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Details tab, click Edit Edit icon.

Reset

Function:
Deletes the values you entered for the entity.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Details tab, click Edit Edit icon.

Back Back icon

Function:
Goes to the previous screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the Details tab, click Edit Edit icon.