Entity Material

DescriptionA physical item or substance.

For example:
A medical device
A medication
A blood collection tube

Attributes
Actual IndActual Ind
Description TxtDescription Txt
Material CodeMaterial Code
Material FormMaterial Form

Dependencies
 NONE

Reverse Dependencies
 

Attribute Details

 Actual Ind
DescriptionAn indicator that Specifies whether or not the material is a particular instance (actual) or a universal kind.

For example:
To indicate a particular material, actual indicator = "true". To indicate a kind of material, actual indicator = "false".
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Boolean Indicator [INTEGER]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Description Txt
DescriptionThe textual representation of the material.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Text Large [VARCHAR(1024)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Material Code
DescriptionIndicates the non-unique textual identifier for the material. The granularity of the code may vary depending on the specificity of the material. For example, acetaminophen, Tylenol, Tylenol 250 mg gel cap.

For example:
Aspirin
Tobacco
Caffeine
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Material Form
DescriptionIndicates the state and nature of the material.

For example:
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Tablet
Ointment
Gel
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse