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Object Reference Manual P/N 300-005-215

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Preface Chapter 1

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Object Basics........................................................................................ 15
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Computed properties .................................................................................. Property datatypes ..................................................................................... Note on stringdatatype nomenclature ..................................................... Referencing properties ................................................................................ Identifiers .................................................................................................. Names ................................................................................................... Objecttype and property names .......................................................... User and group names ........................................................................ Table and column names ..................................................................... Object identifiers .................................................................................... Property identifiers................................................................................. Collection identifiers ............................................................................... Type identifiers ...................................................................................... Session identifiers ...................................................................................Relationships ............................................................................................. User-defined relationships ...................................................................... Creating a relationship type .................................................................... Creating a relationship between two objects ............................................. Security andrelationships ....................................................................... SYSTEM security ................................................................................ PARENT and CHILD security ............................................................. None ................................................................................................. The permanent_link andcopy_child properties ........................................ Compatibility with prior releases ......................................................... Defining delete behavior ......................................................................... Destroying a relationship type ................................................................. Destroying a relationship between objects...