The Generating Data Vault wizard enables you to create a data vault from a data vault design model. After the wizard is run successfully, a data vault is generated.
To generate a data vault...
- Select an model version from a data vault design category and select REPLACE WITH THIS IMAGE: Images/Common_Icons/cube_dim.png Generate data vault from the Workflow pane.
The Generate data vault-Category configuration dialog is displayed.
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This dialog is ONLY displayed when creating a data vault for the first time. Refer to Default Category Naming Standards for details. |
- If needed complete the following...
- Click on an entity type, click REPLACE WITH THIS IMAGE: Images/Common_Icons/renamequeryicon.png and modify the Name Prefix and Name suffix for the selected entity type.
- Click on an attribute, click REPLACE WITH THIS IMAGE: Images/Common_Icons/renamequeryicon.png and modify the name for the selected attribute.
- Click Next.
The Generate data vault - Model definition dialog is displayed.
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- Select a Category or a Model, enter a Name and Version for the new model and click Create.
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If you select a Model then you only need to enter a Version.
- The Generate data vault - Naming standards dialog is displayed.
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- Set the Prefix and Suffix for the Hub and Link hash key to define hash key naming standards and click Next.
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Click REPLACE WITH THIS IMAGE: Images/Common_Icons/undo.png to reset to the default settings.
- The Generate data vault - Define the Satellites to be generated dialog is displayed.
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- On the Generate data vault Define the Satellites to be generated dialog you can define the attribute types the satellites will be generated from.
- Click REPLACE WITH THIS IMAGE: Images/Common_Icons/addqueryicon.png to add an new attribute type entry and configure the Prefix and Suffix for the generated satellite.
- Click REPLACE WITH THIS IMAGE: Images/Common_Icons/removequeryicon.png to remove an attribute type entry.
- Click REPLACE WITH THIS IMAGE: Images/Common_Icons/undo.png to reset to the default settings.
- Click the Save the model conversion created by managing the Satellites checkbox if you choose to reuse it or debug.
- Click Next.
The Generate data vault - Apply model conversion dialog is displayed. This screen generates model conversions based on information supplied on the Generate data vault - Define the Satellites to be generated dialog
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- Complete the following, if required...
- Click REPLACE WITH THIS IMAGE: Images/Common_Icons/addqueryicon.png to add a new model conversion entry.
- Select a new rule from the drop-down list.
- Click REPLACE WITH THIS IMAGE: Images/Common_Icons/undo.png to reset to the default settings.
- Drag the handle to reorder the model conversions.
- Click Next.
The Generate data vault - copy model dialog is displayed.
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- Select the Display diagram checkbox to display the diagram at the completion of the wizard and click Finish.
The diagram is displayed.
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