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Chapter 6 Generating a Conceptual Data Model from an Object-Oriented Model
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Translating OOM data types for a CDM
PowerDesigner supports both Java and conceptual data types. When you
generate objects from an OOM to a CDM, Java data types are translated by
PowerDesigner into conceptual data types. PowerDesigner conceptual data
types cannot be modified.
Translating Java data types for a CDM
The following table lists the Java data types to which the object language file
assigns translations:
Java data
type
Code in
CDM What it stores
char A Character
boolean BL Two opposing values (true/false; yes/no; 1/0)
byte BT 256 values
short SI 16-bit integer
integer I 32-bit integer
long LI 32-bit integer
float F 32-bit floating decimal numbers
double N Numbers with a fixed decimal point
String TXT Character strings