[EntityDefinition(EntityID.DataSourceTypes, "dbo.LT_DataSourceTypes", "DataSourceType", LabelColumn = "Name", IsStandingDataEntity = true, HelpURL = "help/settings/open-architecture/data-source-types/intro.html")]
[DefaultEntityIcon(ImageType.NewLink)]
public interface IDataSourceType : IBaseEntityWithPermissions, IBaseEntity, IEquatable<IBaseEntity>, INotifyPropertyChanged, INotifyPropertyChanging, ICloneableAsync, ICanTrackProperties, ISetCopier

Properties

Description

A user friendly description of this external data source

Declaration

[EntityProperty(SQLType.NVarChar, 2000, true)]
[EntityDescription("A user friendly description of this data source.")]
string Description { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string

GlobalyUnique

Normally any ID for a Data Source associated with a record must be unique across all instances of that record type.

This option forces the key to be unique globally across all records regardless of type.

Declaration

[EntityProperty(SQLType.Bit, false)]
[EntityDescription("Indicates if any data source value of this type must be globaly unique, or is only to be unique by entity type.")]
bool GlobalyUnique { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
bool

Name

[Key] The unique name of the 3rd system this Data Source Type will hold keys for

Declaration

[EntityProperty(SQLType.NVarChar, 500, false)]
[EntityKeyProperty]
[EntityDescription("The unique name of this Data Source Type.")]
[Unique]
[Required]
string Name { get; set; }