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Quick start guide: Creating an Entity

An Entity is a container that holds together a collection of traits and attributes so that the collection represents some logical concept, business process, event, or another object. Entities are defined in a manifest. Before you can create an entity, a manifest has to be created first.

Creating an Entity

To create the entity, follow the steps below:

New Entity

Create an Entity

  1. Click the 'New' icon on the toolbar and select 'Entity'.
  2. Populate the entity name.
  3. You have the option to choose existing entity or create local entity.
  4. Click Next.

Select a Manifest

Selecting a Manifest

  1. Select a manifest where the entity will be created.
  2. Click Next.

Type Attribute

Entity Type Attribute

  1. Populate the type attribute name.
  2. You can select a data type for the type attribute based on your needs.
  3. Click (+) to add the type attribute to the entity.
  4. Click Finish

The entity created will be shown in the Navigator where you can continue to edit the manifest and its entities.