Use an existing model that is well documented to populate a glossary. The glossary
terms and relationships are based on the structure of the source model.
Before you begin
- You have been assigned an object role with the Metadata
Management capability.
- You have verified that the model used to populate the glossary is
imported.
- You have verified that the glossary is empty.
Procedure
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Open the object page of the glossary model.
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Click the More actions menu.
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Click Bootstrap from
model.
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Select the source model and click OK.
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In the Generate files only, specify if you want to create
the objects directly in the glossary.
- Select No to create the objects directly in the
glossary.
- Select Yes to create a set of CSV files which can be
imported into the glossary later. This action is useful if you want to edit the
contents of those files before importing and it does not create the objects in
the glossary.
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If necessary, you can create semantic links between the glossary and the source
model.
| Semantic link |
Action |
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| None |
Select None to not create links back to the
source model. |
| Term Documentation |
Select Term Documentation to create a term
classification link between the glossary terms and the data objects of the
source model. It allows you to visualize the semantic lineage to and from the
terms and data objects from the Semantic Flow
tab. Select the Overwrite existing term documentation
links checkbox to overwrite any existing term documentation
of the model data objects.
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| Semantic Mapping |
Select Semantic Mapping to create a semantic
mapping between the glossary terms and the data objects of the source
model. It allows you to visualize the semantic lineage to and from the
terms and data objects from the Semantic Flow
tab Type in a name for the semantic mapping.
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Click IMPORT.
If the operation succeeded, open and review the glossary.
If the operation failed, open the log messages and correct the source
model file accordingly.