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Custom Entity

Custom Entities are created using Entity Configurations page in IFS Cloud.

Custom entities are suitable to use as lookup values for custom attributes, or to store arbitrary in flat "tables". They are not suitable for creating complex structures (e.g. hierarchies of master-child-grandchild etc.) because they do not have truly user-defined key columns, but instead rely on the unique ROWKEY column. Alternate Keys can be defined but they exist only in the metadata (so they do not enforce restrictions at the oracle table level), and null is accepted as a value in alternate-key columns. For complex data structures it may be better to recommend a customization.

Create Custom Entity

In IFS Cloud, navigate to Solution Manager > Configuration > Entity Configurations page.

During the Custom Entity creation in IFS Cloud, you have the option to create a default Projection specific to the new Custom Entity. Once created, this Projection is not allowed to be modified. It is listed with type Generated Projection (Custom Entity)under Projection Configurations.