Creates an attribute in each matched entity.

Label

Description

Match for Entity

Select the criteria for finding the matching entities from the drop-down list. Refer to Model Conversion Matching Criteria for details.

Name

The name of the attribute to be created.

Data type

The data type for the attribute.

Size

The data type's size.

Scale

The data type's scale.

Default value

The attribute's default value.

Charset

The character set.

Comment

Description of the attribute.

Attribute types

Assign attribute type to the attribute.

The rule will fail if category settings have the setting 'Limit attribute types' is enabled and more than one attribute type is assigned.


Position

Create the attribute either at the:

  • TOP: The first attribute in the entity. OR
  • BOTTOM: The last attribute in the entity.

Duplicate

The action to occur when the attribute name already exists in the entity(s)

  • Ignore: Don't create the attribute.
  • Rename: Rename the attribute by appending '_n' where n is a number.
  • Overwrite: Overwrite the existing attribute.
  • Fail: Stop running the rule.

Primary key

Indicates if the attribute will be a primary key.

Auto increment

Indicates if the attribute will be auto increment.

Unique

Indicates if the attribute is unique.

Nullable

Indicates if the attribute is nullable.