Defining Avro Fields

The following properties apply to an Avro Record Field object.

Tab

Property

Description

Additional Information

General

 

Domain Parent Specifies the domain parent of the selected field

 

Physical Name Specifies the physical name of the field

 

Physical Data Type Specifies the physical data type of the selected field

 

Physical Only

Specifies that the object is only available in the physical model

 

SDI Specifies whether the selected field contains Personally Identifiable Information (SDI)

 

Logical Type

Specifies the logical data type of the selected field

 

Precision

Specifies a JSON integer (greater than zero) representing the (maximum) precision of decimals stored in this data type

 

Available only if the Physical Data Type is BYTES.

These attributes are applicable only to the DECIMAL logical type. For any other logical type, erwin DM ignores the values in these fields.

Scale Specifies a JSON integer (greater than or equal to zero) representing the scale
Default Value Specifies the default value for the selected field

 

Namespace Specifies the name of the field's namespace

 

Doc Specifies the JSON string describing the field

 

Union Data Type Specifies one or more primitive data types that apply to the field