The properties of an entity type define its characteristics: its internal and external names, icon in Enterprise Analyzer, flags, and so on. The table below shows the properties of an entity type.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The internal name of the entity type: COBOL, for example. |
| Description | The display name of the entity type: Cobol File, for example. |
| Source Name | The name of the entity attribute that holds “reference-resolving” information for an entity: Source, for example. See the subtopics below for more information. |
| Display Name | The name of the entity attribute that holds the display name for the entity. A Java File's display name derives from the value of its ClassName attribute, for example. |
| Flags | Flags that define the nature of the entity type: LEGACY, for example. See the subtopics below for more information. |
| Registration | The name of the class used to perform registration, unregistration, and invalidation tasks. Specify Default, unless the entity type should not have a folder in the project, in which case, specify NoRegistration. |
| Source Type | The type of “reference-resolving” information for the entity: File, for example. See the subtopics below for more information. |
| Icon | The name of the file that contains the entity type’s icon for display: COBOL.gif, for example. |