Information about each BA diagram entity and its properties.
Program entity (4prg) A Program entity contains the information needed to generate the main logic to drive the application.
CRUD Form entity (4fdm) A CRUD Form entity generates the user interface for the program. CRUD forms are used to Create, Read, Update, and Delete data from a database.
Zoom form entity (4fdz) A Zoom form generates a form used to select a value from a list and return the value to the program. It is generally related to a CRUD form field to assist the user with completing the form data entry.
Report entity (4rd) A Report entity generates the logic to retrieve data from the database and run a report based on a defined data definition and report layout.
Webservice Server entity (4wsprg) The Webservice Server entity contains the main logic to publish services. It listens for incoming requests and executes the relevant service operation.
Webservice entity (4ws)
Web services are a standard way of communicating between applications over an intranet or Internet. They define how to communicate between two entities: a server that exposes services and a client that consumes services.
Relations
A Relation entity is used to define a relationship between entities on the BA diagram. Relations are represented with arrows on the BA diagram.