Defining Cassandra Table Columns

The following properties are applicable to a Cassandra Table Column.

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Property

Description

Additional Information

 

Physical Name

Specifies the physical name of the column

 

 

Domain Parent

Specifies the domain parent of the column

 

 

Physical Data Type

Specifies the physical data type for the selected column. Select a physical data type from the drop-down list.

 

 

Primary Key

Specifies to designate the selected column as a primary key column. Select the check box to enable this option

 

 

Foreign Key

Specifies to designate the selected column as a foreign key column. Select the check box to enable this option

 

 

Physical Only

Specifies whether the column is suppressed from a logical model (as an attribute) and appears in a physical model only

 

 

SDI

Specifies whether the column contains sensitive information

 

 

Column Type

Specifies the type data that is allowed in a column

Regular: Indicates that the column type is regular.

Static: Indicates that the column has a single static value.

Partition Key: Indicates that the column is the primary key for the table.

Clustering Key: Indicates that the column is the primary key used to sort data within a table partition.

 

Key Position

Specifies the position of the column in a table

 

 

Comments

Specifies comments about the column

 

General

Domain Parent Specifies the domain parent of the column  

Name

Specifies the name of the column

 

Physical Name Specifies the physical name of the column  

Harden Strategy

Specifies parameters and practices for enhancing the security and reliability

Inherit: Specifies to inherit the column physical name, physical data type, or null option setting

Override: Specifies to override inheritance for the column physical name, physical data type, or null option setting

Harden: Specifies to harden the column physical name

Physical Data Type Specifies the physical data type for the selected column  

Cassandra

Physical Data Type Expression Specifies that the column's value is automatically generated based on an expression  

Constraint

Check Constraints

Specifies the validation rule to attach to the selected column

Selecting the Use Inherited Constraint check box indicates that the property is inherited from the column's domain.
Default Specifies the default value to attach to the selected column Selecting the Use Inherited Default Value check box indicates that the property is inherited from the column's domain.
Link Link Name Specifies the user-defined link name You can use the Link Wizard to create and manage link objects and define the link object properties. For more information on the Link Wizard refer to the Link Wizard topic.
Linked To Specifies the linked column name
Synch Direction Specifies the synchronization direction of the link
Definition Specifies the definition of the link
Indexes Index Name Specifies the indexes in which the selected column is a member  
Type Specifies the index type  
Show FK Indexes Specifies whether foreign key indexes appear in the index membership list