Data Dictionary Item Overview

The JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Data Dictionary includes two types of data items:

• Regular data items

• Glossary data items

Regular data items have definitions and attributes that determine how you can use them on reports and forms. The specifications for these data items are stored in database tables and include information such as the type of item and its length. Regular data items can have glossary text as part of the data item definition. The glossary text is used to describe the item and how it is used and is stored in database tables with the other data item attributes.

Glossary data items are typically used for messages and, consequently, do not require all the fields and attributes of regular data items. Unlike regular data items, the attributes for glossary data items are not stored in database tables. Although they are part of the data dictionary, you create and access glossary data items differently from regular data items.