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Describes what importance should be given to a PropertyType when making short descriptions of entities.
A typical example is when making a quick list of persons or when linking to a person. Then often First_name and Last_name
are the Essential characteristics which we would like to display.
The various levels, in order of increasing importance, are: Additional, Useful, Essential.
Example:
Person
First_name Essential
Last_name Essential
Date_of_birth
Education
| Field name | Description |
Additional | Additional information that could be used to describe an entity. (this designation is most probably not needed in an actual implementations). |
Essential | Information that is always desired when describing an entity. Typical example is First_name and Last_name for a person entity. |
Useful | Information that is useful but not Essential when describing an entity. Typical example is Date_of_birth, Address and Zip-code (Postal code) for a person entity. |
panSL language reference. Table of contents.
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Last updated 2012-05-02