Command Phrasing Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to specify a command phrasing for your command relationships.

Command phrasings are used to define commands that display a set of data or other commands such as "Show the paintings by xxx artist that are watercolors" or "Print the file."

Options

Sentence type

Select the type of sentence structure:

• Verb

  An example is print or exit.

• Verb Object

  An example is print file or order product.

• Verb Object Object

  An example is charge customers amounts for products.

Examples of selected phrasing

Display multiple examples of the selected sentence type.

Verb

Enter a verb that describes the action in the command relationship (for example, sell).

Indirect object

Select an entity that contains an indirect object (for example, teachers).

Direct object

Select an entity that contains a direct object (for example, briefcases).

Add prepositional phrase

Enter the prepositions and the object of preposition that further describe the relationship (for example, from the warehouses).

See Also

Using Command Relationships in an English Query Model

Verbs to Avoid in Command Relationships