A Component/Extension is the main definition record for the component (or extension) to be generated and provides the publishing details such as author, website, copyright etc. for the generation of the code. The default settings for the features and functionality to be generated for each Object/Table can also be specified.

Each table to be included in the Component/Extension must have an associated Object/Table defined.  These records will define the key attributes of the object/table and also set the features and functionality that will be generated for the object/table.  The selected features and functionality will result in pre-defined fieldsets and fields being automatically generated.

The term 'Object/Table' has been used because although most records will refer to database table, in the future there is the possibility of defining objects that are not database tables.

Within each Object/Table the fields to be generated may be grouped into Fieldsets . This allows for the development of front end views that position sets of fields in specific areas of the components output e.g. one fieldset may be placed at bottom of the output area - overriding any sequence for the fields themselves.

Some predefined fieldsets are automatically generated based on the feature and functionality settings in an object/table.

Each attribute of a table or a property of an object is defined as a Field within a Fieldset and an Object/Table.  The field will be one of a set of pre-defined Field Types.  Currently all of the Joomla field types are supported and further field types will be added as required.

Fields may also be contained in other fields i.e. Registry/JSON type fields. To do this first define the field into which other fields are stored with a field type of 'Registry'.  Then as you define the other fields you can specify a link to the registry field.

Some predefined fields are automatically generated based on the feature and functionality settings in an object/table.