DSC_INDEX table

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Summary

This table contains linking properties for all descriptors. Note that extreme care should be taken when changing any of these columns, as no checking is done to verify the validity of the changed value!

Field name

SQL type

Description

DESCINDEX

INTEGER

Unique number of the descriptor.

NEXTINDEX

INTEGER

Number of the next descriptor in the chain of descriptors for the diagram in questions. NULL for the last descriptor. Sub descriptors are not linked into this chain, only the 1st (state 0) descriptor.

SUBINDEX

INTEGER

Number of the next sub descriptor (DSC_SUB) representing the next state for a digital object. NULL for the last descriptor.

PARENTINDEX

INTEGER

For sub descriptors, this is the number of the parent descriptor, representing the 1st state (0) for a digital object.

SUBTYPEINDEX

INTEGER

For icon descriptors using the descriptor definitions of the template for the digital object, this is the number of the 1st descriptor in the template’s descriptor chain. Icon descriptors using the template’st descriptor chain has no sub descriptor chain of their own (SUBINDEX is NULL).

FONTINDEX

INTEGER

Number of the font attached to this descriptor (see the DSC_FONTS table).

AUXFONT

INTEGER

Number of additional type specific font attached to this descriptor (see the DSC_FONTS table).

 

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