Object Types Attributes (Data Modeler 3.0 EA1.)

Hi,
Will the attribute object type support in data modeler be upgraded to the same functionality as column relational table support in 3.0? For relational columns I can attach a domain to a column, I can't attach a domain to an attribute in an object type. Also for a column I can define a 'Units', that is VARCHAR2 (30 BYTE) orVARCHAR2 (30 CHAR). If can't do this with the (Data Modeler 3.0 EA1.) for an object type's attribute. Will this be included?
Thanks,
Scott

Sue,
Thanks to you and your team for extending this to the object type (structured type) portion of SDDM 3.3 EA1 and 3.3 EA2. The object type portion of SDDM is pretty robust now for modeling and actually generating useable structures in the database (Oracle) now. With 3.3 EA2 at this point it will be much easier to take advantage of the object type features in the database and our applications. I have been waiting since Oracle version 8 for the tools team to provide a modeling tool that mirrors the functionality the server team has provided when it comes object types.
Thanks for this in SDDM 3.3 EA1 and SDDM 3.3 EA2!
ScottK

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