| D_Format |
| Logical Entity Name | D_Format |
| Default Table Name | D_Format |
| Definition | Format dictionary |
| D_Format Columns |
| ColumnName | Domain | Datatype | NULL | Definition |
id |
NUMBER(8, 0) | NO | A cross reference code to indicate this particular dictionary entry | |
| name | VARCHAR2(80) | YES | Descriptive name | |
| family | NUMBER(8, 0) | NO | This field is used by the data decoder to describe the data family type. It tells a potential program what general algorithm to use to decode the associated data. Each algorithm requires some number of decoder keys that contain special additional information, enabling the algorithm to decode the data | |
| ms_id | NUMBER(8, 0) | NO | This attribute denotes a code indicating the encoding format. This number is assigned by the FDSN Data Exchange Working Group |
| D_Format Primary and Unique Keys |
| Key Name | Key Type | Keys |
| D_F00 | PrimaryKey | id |
| D_Format Foreign Keys |
| Parent Relationships: |
| Table Name | Type | Cardinality | Constraint Name | VerbPhrase | InversePhrase | Foreign Keys | Is Supertype | Deferrable |
| Child Relationships: |
| Table Name | Type | Cardinality | Constraint Name | VerbPhrase | InversePhrase | Foreign Keys | Is Subtype | Deferrable |
| Channel_Data | Non-Identifying | One To Zero or More | Cha_Dat_D_For | NO | NO | |||
| D_Format_Data | Identifying | One To Zero or More | D_For_Dat_D_For | NO | NO |
| D_Format Check Constraints |
| Check Constraint Name | CheckConstraint |