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ElementClasses

An ElementClass describes the role and properties of a class of elements.

  • The ElementClass can declare Attributes, properties with simple data types.
  • Between ElementClasses you can have References, which always have an owner and a target.
model/elementClasses/Script.xml
<elementClass name="Script">
  <group name="org.normalizedsystems.scripts" ontology="demo"/>
  <role name="element"/>
  <attributes>
    <attribute name="name">
      <isIdentifier>true</isIdentifier>
      <dataType name="Name" ontology="demo"/>
    </attribute>
    <attribute name="command">
      <dataType name="Text" ontology="demo"/>
    </attribute>
    <attribute name="helpText">
      <dataType name="Text" ontology="demo"/>
    </attribute>
  </attributes>
</elementClass>

Element Groups​

Each ElementClass references an ElementGroup, which is part of the same ontology. The ElementGroup defines a package for all of its ElementClasses.