Create a custom object type to be part of a custom model.
Before you begin
- You have a Talend Data Catalog Advanced Plus license edition.
- You have
been assigned a global role with the Application Administration
capability.
Procedure
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Go to then click START EDITING.
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In the Object Types panel, click
Add.
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Select Custom as the type.
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Enter a name and a description then click OK.
The object name must be unique in the entire repository.
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Edit or configure the following fields as necessary.
| Field |
Description |
|---|
| Name |
Enter a name. An object name should be a singular noun optionally
preceded with an adjective and short as possible.
|
| Description |
Enter a description. |
| Parent object type |
Optionally, select a parent object type from the list. Object types
inherit attribute types and relationships from their parent. You can add
only one parent object type. The root of this tree is the Entity object
type.
|
| Mandatory attributes |
Optionally, select the attribute types already assigned to the object type
to be made mandatory in the user interface. |
| Abstract object type |
By default, this option is disabled. Select Yes to
enable it. Abstract object types are never instantiated and are only defined
to have common attributes types and relationships which are to be inherited
by multiple child object types.
|
| Package |
Select a package that the object type is a member of. The
Default package is assigned by
default.
|
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Click SAVE.
Results
You can now associate attribute types with object
types.