Use an existing model that is well documented to populate a glossary. The
glossary categories, terms and relationships are based on the structure of the source
model.
Before you begin
- You have been
assigned a Manager security role.
- You have verified that the model used to populate the glossary is
imported.
- You have created an empty category in an existing glossary or a new one.
Procedure
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Open the empty category that you will populate with the
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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Select a group or a user from the list to assign a steward to
the category and its children.
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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. |
| Classification |
Select Classification to create a
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
classification links checkbox to overwrite any
existing classifications 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.