You can open the editor of any system or user-defined indicator to check its
settings and/or edit its definition and metadata in order to adapt it to a specific
database type or need, if required.
Remember: When you edit an indicator, make sure that your modifications are
suitable for all analyses that may be using the modified indicator.
Before you begin
At least one user-defined indicator is created.
Procedure
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In the DQ Repository tree view, expand , and browse through the indicator lists to reach the indicator you
want to modify the definition of.
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Right-click the indicator name and select Open from the contextual menu.
The indicator editor opens displaying the selected indicator
settings.
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Modify the indicator metadata, if required.
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Click Indicator Category to open the view and select an
indicator category from the list:
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Indicator category
|
Description |
|---|
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User Defined Match (by-default
category) |
Uses user-defined indicators to evaluate the number of the data
records that match a regular expression or an SQL pattern. The analysis
results show the record matching count and the record total
count. |
|
User Defined Frequency
|
Uses user-defined indicators for each distinct data record to
evaluate the record frequency that match a regular expression or an SQL
pattern. The analysis results show the distinct count giving a label and
a label-related count. |
|
User Defined Real Value
|
Uses user-defined indicators which return real value to evaluate any
real function of the data. |
|
User Defined Count
|
Uses user-defined indicators that return a row count. |
If you change the indicator category, you can keep the existing indicator
definition or remove the indicator definitions for all databases but the one for
Java.
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Click Indicator Definition to open the
view. Set the indicator definition for one or more databases using the
[+] button.
If the indicator is simple enough to be used in all databases, select
Default in the list.
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Click Indicator Parameter and modify the
indicator parameters as needed.
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To add new default parameters, click the [+] button at the bottom of the table, click in the lines
and define the parameter keys and values.
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Click the save icon on top of the editor to save your changes.
