Physical data model reference

This document is a reference for the physical data model sheets and fields in the NEAT Excel template:

Metadata: Contains information about the data model.
Properties: Contains the properties of the data model.
Views: Contains the views of the data model.
Containers (optional): Contains the definition containers that are the physical storage of the data model.
Enum (optional): Contains the definition of enum values.
Nodes (optional): Contains the definition of the node types.

Metadata sheet

Contains information about the data model.

Field	Description	Mandatory
space	The space where the data model is defined	Yes
externalId	External identifier for the data model	Yes
version	Version of the data model	Yes
name	Human readable name of the data model	No
description	Short description of the data model	No
creator	List of creators (comma separated) for the data model	No

Properties sheet

Contains the properties of the data model.

Column name	Description	Mandatory
View	The view identifier to which the property belongs	Yes
View Property	The property identifier	Yes
Name	Human readable name of the property	No
Description	Short description of the property	No
Connection	Only applies to connection between views. It specifies how the connection should be implemented in CDF.	No
Value Type	Value type that the property can hold. It takes either a subset of CDF primitive types or a View ID.	Yes
Min Count	Minimum number of values that the property can hold. If no value is provided, the default value is `0`, which means that the property is optional.	No
Max Count	Maximum number of values that the property can hold. If no value is provided, the default value is `inf`, which means that the property can hold any number of values (listable).	No
Immutable	Indicates whether the property can only be set once. Only applies to primitive type.	No
Auto Increment	Used to indicate whether the property value is auto incremented. Only applies to primitive type.	No
Default	Specifies default value for the property.	No
Container	Specifies container where the property is stored. Only applies to primitive type.	No
Container Property	Specifies property in the container where the property is stored. Only applies to primitive type.	No
Container Property Name	Human readable name of the container property.	No
Container Property Description	Human readable description of the container property.	No
Index	The names of the indexes (comma separated) that should be created for the property.	No
Constraint	List of constraints (comma separated) for the data model	No

Views sheet

Contains the views of the data model.

Column name	Description	Mandatory
View	View id, strongly advised to PascalCase usage.	Yes
Name	Human readable name of the view being defined	No
Description	Short description of the view being defined	No
Implements	List of parent view ids (comma separated) which the view being defined implements.	No
Filter	Explicitly define the filter for the view.	No

Containers sheet

Contains the definition containers that are the physical storage of the data model.

Column name	Description	Mandatory
Container	Container id, strongly advised to PascalCase usage.	Yes
Name	Human readable name of the container being defined.	No
Description	Short description of the container being defined.	No
Constraint	List of required (comma separated) constraints for the container	No
Used For	Whether the container is used for nodes, edges, or all.	Yes

Enum sheet

Contains the definition of enum values.

Column name	Description	Mandatory
Collection	The collection this enum belongs to	Yes
Value	The value of the enum	Yes
Name	Human readable name of the enum	No
Description	Short description of the enum	No

Nodes sheet

Contains the definition of the node types.

Column name	Description	Mandatory
Node	The type definition of the node	Yes
Usage	What the usage of the node is in the data model	Yes
Name	Human readable name of the node being defined	No
Description	Short description of the node being defined	No

​Metadata sheet

​Properties sheet

​Views sheet

​Containers sheet

​Enum sheet

​Nodes sheet