Create a physical entity

You can create a physical entity to maintain entity definitions in the system. You can also delete a physical entity from the database. To perform these tasks, you must have the privileges to edit physical entity settings.

Create a physical entity

1. Open or go to the Physical Entities tab.

2. Select the entity tree node under which you want to add the entity.

   An entity can support up to 25 levels within its hierarchy.

3. Do one of the following:

   • Press the Ctrl+N keys.

   • Right-click the node and on the context menu click New Physical Entity.

   • On the ribbon, go to the Home tab and on the New menu click New Physical Entity.

   • On the ribbon, go to the Current View tab and click Add.

   A new physical entity is added below the selected entity tree node.

4. In the new entity's Properties window, complete the following settings:

   Entity Name

   A unique name for the physical entity.

   Entity Description

   A description of the physical entity.

   This item is an entity class

   Specifies whether to define the entity as an entity class. An entity class is indicated in the entity tree by this icon: . For more information about using entity classes, see Understand entity classes.

5. Save the changes.