Entities

Entities (Data Tables)

Entities are the core of the Helix DMS platform. As a data management system (DMS),  Entities in Helix encompass the database tables within the system and/or the meta data that renders them within the user interface (UI).

 Since an Entity is focused on user interface, the following qualities define an Entity as it exists within Helix DMS:

• Display Name
• Plural Display Name
• Iframe
• Default Attribute
• Module Memberships

 

Furthermore, each Entity has it's own series of attirbutes, relationships, views, and other components that allow administrators to control the Helix DMS web system.

iFrame Entites

When an entity is being created, there is an option to make that entity an iFrame. Although an iFrame is not actually going to be a table in the database, it will be available on the left navigation pane just like other entities.

Many administrators will use iFrames to navigate to other apps that may require authentication. One method of authentication that Helix provides is the use of a vKey or (Virtual Key). The vKey is a GUID string and is attached to the Users table and is changed on every login. To pass the current vKey in a url string, the url must be defined with variable -vkey- placed in the string.

Here is an example of a url string passing the vkey variable: http://domain.com/page.aspx?vkey=--vkey-

It will be up to the administrator to enforce security in their application based on this variable.