entity
The entity view joins data from the entityData and domainMembers tables and is equivalent to the entity table that existed in Network Manager versions 3.8 and earlier.The entity view stores data on entities and includes the domainMgrId, which the domain in which the entity is located.
The following table describes the entity view.
| Column name | Description | Containing table |
|---|---|---|
| entityId | Foreign key to the entityNameCache table. Must be unique for each entity across all domains. |
entityData |
| mainNodeEntityId | This field is relevant only for entities that are wholly contained within a single main node device. The field therefore has a non-null value only for entities that are related to a single main node device, such as the main node itself, physical and logical device components, or logical interfaces (for example IP end points or local VLAN entities). |
entityData |
| entityName | Name of the entity. This field must be unique for all entities within a given domain. |
entityData |
| domainMgrId | The identifier of the domain from the domainMgr table. | domainMgr |
| entityType | A lookup value that indicates the type of entity. To look up the entity type, use the entityType table. |
entityData |
| createTime | Indicates when the entity was created. |
entityData |
| changeTime | Indicates when this entity was last updated. |
entityData |
| displayLabel | Human-readable name to be displayed adjacent to this entity in a topology map and in the Network Views tabular layout. |
entityData |
| description | Textual description of the entity. |
entityData |
| alias | Field that can be used to store a user-defined name for the entity. |
entityData |
| manual | Indicates if the entity was manually added. | entityData |