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Defining complex types
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Icon Tool Description
Create from Sources To copy abstract data type attributes or class
attributes to the current complex type
attributes
Generate Mapping To automatically generate a mapping between
abstract data type attributes or class attributes
and complex type attributes with same name
or code in the data source and the current
model
 For more information on complex type mapping, see section Mapping
objects in an XML model in chapter Working with an XML model.
Modifying complex type display preferences
You can modify the following display preferences for a complex type by
selecting Tools→Display Preferences:
Preference Description
Attributes Displays attributes and attribute values of the complex type
Display limit Maximum number of attributes displayed
Stereotype Displays the stereotype of the complex type
Type Displays the data type of the complex type
Complex Type
Attributes
Select Type, if you want the complex type attributes data
types to be displayed
Creating a complex type
You can create a complex type:
♦ From the palette
♦ From the Browser tree view
♦ From the List of Complex Types in the Model menu
 For more information on the different ways to create a complex type,
see section Creating an object in chapter Managing objects of the General
Features Guide.