DataDictionary Object 1 DataDictionary Data of data items. Holds the data of the data items used in the application. Name Details Possible Values Default Value ExternalName External name of the dictionary in a RDBMS for instance. * - MaximumLength Maximum number of input characters. 0-99999 1 MinimumLength Minimum number of input characters. 0-99999 1 ArrayLength Number of instances. 0-255 1 DataType Type of the data. String, Signed Decimal, Unsigned Decimal, DateTime, Boolean String ExternalStorageType Storage type in 3rd party (relational) database. Character, Integer, Long Integer, Single Precision Number, Double Precision Number Character DecimalPlaces Number of Decimal Places if DataType is Decimal. 0-99 0 DateTimeFormat DateTimeFormat if type is DateTime. blank, dd/mm/ccyy, mm/dd/ccyy, ccyy/mm/dd, hh:mm, hh:mm:ss, dd-mm-ccyyThh:mm:ss - MinimumValue Minimum possible value. * - MaximumValue Maximum possible value. * - PickList Name of a pick list containing valid choices. * - Justification Alignment of data. Left, Right, Center Left PadCharacter Character used for padding. * - BlankWhenZero Display a zero when no item has no value. True, False False Description Description to be used in lists. * - DetailDescription Detailed description. * - Modified Modification date-time stamp in ISO 8601 format. ccyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss date stamp Country 30 0 1 String 0 CountryList Left True Country Name Name of country 2007-11-12T09:58:00 ]]>