Attribute Properties

Attribute properties are type, find by, filter by, connection, column name and data type.

Table 1. General tab
Property Description
Name The attribute name.
Note: Attribute names cannot contain C# or Java reserved words.
Description (Optional) A description of the attribute.
Type If the mobile business object has a data connection specified, select from string, double, binary, int, date, datetime, time, boolean, long, float, or decimal.

If the mobile business object does not yet have a data connection specified, you must select the type, For example, if the column type is datetime, the attribute type should be datetime, or if the columntype is not string and datetime, the attribute type can be string or the column type.

Find by If this check box is checked, the attribute helps determine how to retrieve data from a mobile business object at runtime.
Filter by If this check box is checked, filtering determines how synchronization is done.
Table 2. Mapping tab
Property Description
Connection The runtime connection.
Column name The column to which the attribute maps.
Data type The data type of the column.
Related concepts
The Impact of Filter By on Synchronization
Synchronization
Related tasks
Configuring Data Synchronization by Filtering Attributes


Created September 17, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com