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Entity Constant

An Entity constant is a value that is not expected to change over time. Entity Constants are linked to specific Entitys and are used to provide extra pieces of metadata for data handling purposes.

Definition

Name Type Nullable Description
entity_constant_id integer NO System generated unique identifier.
entity_id integer NO System generated unique identifier of the entity.
name character varying NO Name of the constant. See acceptable values within the constraint_entity_constant_name table.
value character varying NO Value of the constant.
insert_date timestamp with time zone NO UTC timestamp when the record was inserted into the table.
update_date timestamp with time zone YES UTC timestamp when the record was updated into the table.
migration_insert_id integer YES System generated unique identifier of the migration this record was inserted by.
migration_update_id integer YES System generated unique identifier of the migration this record was updated by.

Constraints

Type Columns
FOREIGN KEY entity_id
FOREIGN KEY name
PRIMARY KEY entity_constant_id
UNIQUE entity_id, name

Acceptable Values

Column Values
name See full list of values here.