Understanding entities

Entities are the fundamental core of the system. Configuration of entities and their respective codes determines what functions of the system are available and to which users. An entity is a table of related data pertaining to specific system functions.

There are three kinds of entities in the system: Status Entities, Type Entities, and Code Entities. The system identifies entities as Extended Codes, but they are identified to users as User Codes. When you install Infor EAM, all Extended Codes and User Codes are identical. Tailor the system to an organization by adding new user codes on the System Codes form.

Classes divide entities into groups that share certain characteristics. For example, you can subdivide an entity into classes to define a separate list of custom attributes for each class.