xDM - How To - Model and Application Design

How to assign an icon to an entity
This article shows how to replace standard icons on entities to enhance Data Application user experience. With icons, Data Architect can provide meaningful ...
Fri, 24 Dec, 2021 at 3:15 PM
How to create application components automatically (forms, collections, steppers and more)
This article shows how to generate quickly and automatically all the navigation components you need to build the first version of a Data Application. Once y...
Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Configure References Display Cards in a Form
Need This article explains how to configure references display cards in a form within Semarchy xDM. Summarized Solution To add references display car...
Thu, 28 May, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Configure Display Cards in Collections
Need This article explains how to configure Display Cards in Collections within Semarchy xDM so that a custom collection can be displayed through a Busine...
Thu, 28 May, 2026 at 3:19 PM
How to brand your Semarchy xDM application
This article explains what you can modify to personalize the look-and-feel for your Semarchy xDM application and where you can find associated resources. H...
Fri, 24 Dec, 2021 at 3:39 PM
Identify your Semarchy version
Need When opening a support ticket, planning an upgrade, validating compatibility, or reviewing documentation, you may need to know exactly which versio...
Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Changing a Stepper name
Normally you should change a stepper name like this: Make sure there are no running instances of the relevant Stepper (or a workflow using the stepper)...
Tue, 18 Apr, 2023 at 10:56 AM
Changing the datatype of an existing attribute
Need How can I change an attribute from one data type to another? In the simplest cases like increasing the length of a String column, xDM will alte...
Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Integrate Authoring Data in Two Entities Without Relationship using REST API
Need In some use cases, you may have two entities that: Have similar or identical attributes. Do not have any relationship defined between them. Must ...
Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Criteria-based search form
The goal of this article is to create a search form that will combine a criteria selection with its associated value so that it looks generic to the end use...
Mon, 31 Oct, 2022 at 10:35 AM