Relationship

In a schema file, a relationship can be defined inside a node, a generic or a node extension.

Summary

Below is the list of all available options to define a Relationship in the schema

Name	Type	Description	Mandatory
allow_override	Attribute	Type of allowed override for the relationship.	False
branch	Attribute	Type of branch support for the relatioinship, if not defined it will be determine based both peers.	False
cardinality	Attribute	Defines how many objects are expected on the other side of the relationship.	False
deprecation	Attribute	Mark relationship as deprecated and provide a user-friendly message to display	False
description	Attribute	Short description of the relationship.	False
direction	Attribute	Defines the direction of the relationship, Unidirectional relationship are required when the same model is on both side.	False
hierarchical	Attribute	Internal attribute to track the type of hierarchy this relationship is part of, must match a valid Generic Kind	False
identifier	Attribute	Unique identifier of the relationship within a model, identifiers must match to traverse a relationship on both direction.	False
kind	Attribute	Defines the type of the relationship.	True
label	Attribute	Human friendly representation of the name. Will be autogenerated if not provided	False
max_count	Attribute	Defines the maximum objects allowed on the other side of the relationship.	False
min_count	Attribute	Defines the minimum objects allowed on the other side of the relationship.	False
name	Attribute	Relationship name, must be unique within a model and must be all lowercase.	True
on_delete	Attribute	Default is no-action. If cascade, related node(s) are deleted when this node is deleted.	False
optional	Attribute	Indicate if this relationship is mandatory or optional.	False
order_weight	Attribute	Number used to order the relationship in the frontend (table and view). Lowest value will be ordered first.	False
peer	Attribute	Type (kind) of objects supported on the other end of the relationship.	True
read_only	Attribute	Set the relationship as read-only, users won't be able to change its value.	False
state	Attribute	Expected state of the relationship after loading the schema	False

Reference Guide

allow_override

Key	Value
Name	allow_override
Kind	Text
Description	Type of allowed override for the relationship.
Optional	True
Default Value	any
Constraints
Accepted Values	none any

branch

Key	Value
Name	branch
Kind	Text
Description	Type of branch support for the relatioinship, if not defined it will be determine based both peers.
Optional	True
Default Value
Constraints
Accepted Values	aware agnostic local

cardinality

Key	Value
Name	cardinality
Kind	Text
Description	Defines how many objects are expected on the other side of the relationship.
Optional	True
Default Value	many
Constraints
Accepted Values	one many

deprecation

Key	Value
Name	deprecation
Kind	Text
Description	Mark relationship as deprecated and provide a user-friendly message to display
Optional	True
Default Value
Constraints	Length: min -, max 128

description

Key	Value
Name	description
Kind	Text
Description	Short description of the relationship.
Optional	True
Default Value
Constraints	Length: min -, max 128

direction

Key	Value
Name	direction
Kind	Text
Description	Defines the direction of the relationship, Unidirectional relationship are required when the same model is on both side.
Optional	True
Default Value	bidirectional
Constraints
Accepted Values	bidirectional outbound inbound

hierarchical

Key	Value
Name	hierarchical
Kind	Text
Description	Internal attribute to track the type of hierarchy this relationship is part of, must match a valid Generic Kind
Optional	True
Default Value
Constraints

identifier

Key	Value
Name	identifier
Kind	Text
Description	Unique identifier of the relationship within a model, identifiers must match to traverse a relationship on both direction.
Optional	True
Default Value
Constraints	Regex: ^[a-z0-9\_]+$ Length: min -, max 128

inherited

Key	Value
Name	inherited
Kind	Boolean
Description	Internal value to indicate if the relationship was inherited from a Generic node.
Optional	True
Default Value	False
Constraints

kind

Key	Value
Name	kind
Kind	Text
Description	Defines the type of the relationship.
Optional	False
Default Value	Generic
Constraints
Accepted Values	Generic Attribute Component Parent Group Hierarchy Profile

label

Key	Value
Name	label
Kind	Text
Description	Human friendly representation of the name. Will be autogenerated if not provided
Optional	True
Default Value
Constraints	Length: min -, max 32

max_count

Key	Value
Name	max_count
Kind	Number
Description	Defines the maximum objects allowed on the other side of the relationship.
Optional	True
Default Value	0
Constraints

min_count

Key	Value
Name	min_count
Kind	Number
Description	Defines the minimum objects allowed on the other side of the relationship.
Optional	True
Default Value	0
Constraints

name

Key	Value
Name	name
Kind	Text
Description	Relationship name, must be unique within a model and must be all lowercase.
Optional	False
Default Value
Constraints	Regex: ^[a-z0-9\_]+$ Length: min 3, max 32

on_delete

Key	Value
Name	on_delete
Kind	Text
Description	Default is no-action. If cascade, related node(s) are deleted when this node is deleted.
Optional	True
Default Value
Constraints
Accepted Values	no-action cascade

optional

Key	Value
Name	optional
Kind	Boolean
Description	Indicate if this relationship is mandatory or optional.
Optional	True
Default Value	False
Constraints

order_weight

Key	Value
Name	order_weight
Kind	Number
Description	Number used to order the relationship in the frontend (table and view). Lowest value will be ordered first.
Optional	True
Default Value
Constraints

peer

Key	Value
Name	peer
Kind	Text
Description	Type (kind) of objects supported on the other end of the relationship.
Optional	False
Default Value
Constraints	Regex: ^[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+$

read_only

Key	Value
Name	read_only
Kind	Boolean
Description	Set the relationship as read-only, users won't be able to change its value.
Optional	True
Default Value	False
Constraints

state

Key	Value
Name	state
Kind	Text
Description	Expected state of the relationship after loading the schema
Optional	True
Default Value	present
Constraints
Accepted Values	present absent

node

Key	Value
Name	node
Kind	Object
Description