Subject Area : 040 - Container
Subject Area Name Definition
040 - Container The Container is an important abstraction of the FootPrints concepts of Workspace, Address Book, CMDB, and others. The idea is that the Container has specific settings that apply to the Items that can be defined to the Container. So the Container Type allows certain Item Types. It also means that new Container Types such as Knowledge Base, Survey can be defined without having to describe them as Workspaces.
ER Diagram Name Physical Display Level
Logical Column
Physical Name Entity/Table Name Logical Only Do Not Generate Definition
addr_book Address Book Container true true A list of contacts that can be used to define customers. An address book can be used to define customers in a single workspace, and it can be shared among other workspaces. The fields of the Address Book can be customized. Data for the address book can be imported or exported.
 
This address book can be associated with multiple workspaces. These relationships willl be shown inside the definition relationship tables.

Physical Name Attribute/Column Name Definition Physical Data Type
enable_master_cntc_record Enable Master Contact Record Indicates if Enable Master Contact Record. bit
addr_book_cntnr_name Address Book Container Name The name of the Address Book Container. varchar(255)
prmry_key Primary Key A Foreign Key to the Address Field table. bigint
orgal_field Organizational Field A Foreign Key to the Address Field table. bigint
cntnr_type_id Container Type Id A Foreign Key to the Container Type table. int
addr_book_type_id Address Book Type Id A Foreign Key to the Address Book Type table. int
cntnr_id Container Id A Foreign Key to the Container table. bigint
cmdb_cntnr CMDB Container true true A Configuration Management Database (CMDB) class of container. The CMDB container implements ITIL CMDB special features beyond the capabilities of the generic Container. The CMDB acts as a repository of Configuration Items and supports population, synchronization, and refererencing of items within it.
Physical Name Attribute/Column Name Definition Physical Data Type
cntnr_type_id Container Type Id A Foreign Key to the Container Type table. int
cntnr_id Container Id A Foreign Key to the Container table. bigint
cntnr Container true true The highest abstract level of Runtime Object. The Runtime object has a cooresponding definition that acts as a catalog of the Runtime Entity. There is a hierarchy or composition concept in the Runtime Entity, but it may not be necessary to actually have navigable properties.
Physical Name Attribute/Column Name Definition Physical Data Type
cntnr_name Container Name The name of the Container. varchar(255)
cntnr_id Container Id The automatically generated primary key of the cntnr table. bigint
tenant_parttn_id Tenant Partition Id A Foreign Key to the Tenant Partition table. bigint
defn_id Definition Id A Foreign Key to the Definition table. bigint
cntnr_defn Container Definition true true The definition of a Container and the associated Configuration_Settings at the container level. This would include the collection of Item Definitions. The Container_Definition will have a Container Class identifier (Workspace, CMDB, Address Book) and may have specializations such as Workspace_Container_Definition. As much as possible, the Container Definition will suffice to describe any Container Type. There will be an association to a default Container Template, as well as more application specific Container Templates that can be chosen to initially populate the Container Template. There will also be Container Group Definition, and Container Group Templates. See the database views v_cntnr_defn, v_cntnr_defn_active.
Physical Name Attribute/Column Name Definition Physical Data Type
db_schema_name Database Schema Name The name of the database schema. It is a database object name, limited to 30 characters in length. varchar(30)
defn_id Definition Id A Foreign Key to the Definition table. bigint
defn Definition false A definition holds the structural and behavioral information needed for an application element that is configuarable by the system designer and/or the end user at definition time. Current Footrpints uses a combination of directories, files, tables, and programming code to represent this information. The new FootPrints will provide all of the same information within the definition. The definition can be persisted in a structure that is isolated at the Instance Level. The data for the definition will be stored as Configuration Settings associated with the Definition Version. See the database views v_defn_ver_active, v_cntnr_item_field.
Physical Name Attribute/Column Name Definition Physical Data Type
defn_id Definition Id The automatically generated primary key of the defn table. bigint
defn_name Definition Name The name of the Definition. nvarchar(4000)
dsble_date Disabled Date The date that this instance of Definition is logically deleted and disabled. datetime
defn_guid Definition GUID A Global Unique IDentifier search key for the Definition, composed of letters and numbers. It is computed by the client and typically used in unstructured data. varchar(50)
defn_type_name Definition Type Name The unique string identifier for an instance of Definition Type. This identifier must be kept in sync with programming code that uses an enumeration constant to identify particular values. A scan program is generally used to populate this table. varchar(255)
defn_subtype_id Definition Subtype Id A Foreign Key to the Definition Subtype table. int
tmpl_export_guid Template Export GUID The value of a Definition, stored as a string. VARCHAR(50)
field_defn Field Definition true true The definition of a Field, including persistence information and default UI information. Some fields will be defined as database fields, and other fields will be defined as calculated fields. The field will have data types and associations to business rule definitions. Some fields are built-in, some are defaults from templates, and some are custom fields. See the database view v_cntnr_item_field.
Physical Name Attribute/Column Name Definition Physical Data Type
field_dtype_id Field Datatype Id A Foreign Key to the Field Datatype table. bigint
field_col_name Field Column Name The name of the DBMS_Object_Name. It is a database object name, limited to 30 characters in length. varchar(30)
field_descr Field Description Field Description. varchar(255)
field_defn_id Field Definition Id A Foreign Key to the Definition table. bigint
wksp_cntnr Workspace Container true true A workspace is the principle architectural structure in Numara FootPrints for storing and tracking information. A Workspace is a separate sub-database or work area within the system with its own fields, forms, options, workflow, settings and users. Most of the behaviour of the Workspace comes from the Container Abstract class, and only things that are specific to the Workspace are implemented here. For Example, Current FootPrints allows a single CMDB to be referenced from a Workspace, and a single Address book, yet these are listed as features for improvement. So convenience methods that get and set Container Group Relationship might be appropriate.

Physical Name Attribute/Column Name Definition Physical Data Type
time_zone_region_name Time Zone Region Name The name of the Time Zone Region. This is 2. The 'primary key' of the java timezone is the string region identifier in English, example 'America/Phoenix'. There is no numeric identifier. As the JRE is updated, or specific classes are updated, the list could change to include new entries, and the detail data behind the regions could change. varchar(255)
cntnr_type_id Container Type Id A Foreign Key to the Container Type table. int
cntnr_id Container Id A Foreign Key to the Container table. bigint