Difference between revisions of "EntityId"

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This page defines the concept of EntityId used in the Context Data Model 1.1.

Definition

• An EntityId is a kind of simple-valued Attribute of an Entity
• The value of an EntityId is a single EntityId Data Range UDI
• Its value uniquely identifies its associated Entity instance within its containing Context
• If the UDI is global, its value uniquely identifies its associated Entity instance within the HGG

Attribute of

• Entity: The EntityId attribute provides the EntityId of the Entity having this attribute.

Notes

• An EntityId is globally unique identifier of an Entity