In Mendix, what typically defines the relationship between different data entities?

The relationship between different data entities in Mendix is primarily defined by associations in the domain model. Associations represent how two entities are related to each other, establishing connections that define their interactions and dependencies. For instance, a one-to-many or many-to-many relationship can be set up using these associations, enabling you to model complex relationships in your application.

In the domain model, these associations allow you to navigate the relationships between entities seamlessly, facilitating data retrieval and manipulation within your application. When you define an association, you can also specify properties such as the type of relationship, directionality, and cascading behavior, which all contribute to how data flows within your application.

Other elements like microflow integrations, user-defined functions, and access control settings serve different purposes. Microflow integrations focus on business logic and operations rather than data relationships. User-defined functions might deal with computations or manipulations of data but do not inherently define how entities relate. Access control settings are concerned with security and permissions around data rather than the relationships between different data entities. Thus, associations in the domain model are the foundational way Mendix defines how data entities interact with each other.