An Entity object represents a record in the database.
Entity objects are some of the most important objects in IBM® Rational® ClearQuest®. They represent the data records the user creates, modifies, and views using Rational ClearQuest. Rational ClearQuest uses a single Entity object to store the data from a single database record. All of the data associated with that record is stored in the Entity object. When you want to view a field of a record, you use the methods of Entity to request the information.
The structure of an Entity object is derived from a corresponding Entity object (record type). The EntityDef object contains metadata that defines the generic properties for a single type of Entity object. EntityDef objects can be state-based or stateless.