Classes are a part of OO methodology and have been introduced in System Modeler. Classes are the basic units within an application.

You can assign various properties to classes to determine their behavior. A class that is defined within another class can access all the elements within its namespace.

Examples of classes in System Modeler are concepts you are already well familiar with: segments, ispecs, events, reports, SQL scripts, and insertables. These are distinguished by their stereotypes. (Refer to Stereotypes for more information.)