Modeling Enumerations

1. Introduction

In OMNIA Platform you can add your own enumerations, in order to support definitions with multiple constant values.

2. Model Enumerations

Each enumeration contains a set of ordered constant values, and can be used as attribute in the entities.

How to add a new enumeration?

By accessing Business / Enumerations in the sidebar, you will have access to the enumerations management screen.

Selecting the option Add new in the list of enumerations, you need to fill the following information:

• Name: the name of the enumeration (needs to be unique within the model);
• Description: the textual explanation of the enumeration purpose (can be used as development documentation).

How to add a new value to an existing enumeration?

By accessing Business / Enumerations in the sidebar, select one of the enumerations of the list.

In the Enumeration page will you have a list with all the values. In that list, choose the option Add new, and fill the following information:

• Name: the name of the value (needs to be unique);
• Description: the textual explanation of the enumeration value purpose (can be used as development documentation);
• Label: the text shown in the value selector, to represent the enumeration value;
• Order: a value used to order the enumeration values.