U-Entity Set

Meaning

An Entity represents an object or a thing that can be identified. This shape represents a classified set of entities; an entity set.

Entities can be related to each other. They take part in a relation if they are connected to a relation via an edge. They may have attributes depicted as enumeration beneath the entity identifier.

Utilization

Control Points

A1, A2 )
  • manipulate the shape of the drawing
  • limited by the bounds of the drawing
  • the points cannot "overlap" each other, that is, the control point 1 will always be above and left of the control point 2.
  • when sizing the master the two points keep their relative position to the upper left corner (A1) and lower right corner (A2), that is, only the "valley" of the U will be resized
B )
  • moves the position of the explaining text
  • appears only when text has been entered
  • to enter text double click the shape or start typing while the shape is selected

See also

Entity Set
L-Entity Set
Structure Entity Set
Partition