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Append Origin Items Tab

Origin Source Types are captured during the Schema Snapshot > Origin Connections > Get Connections Tab process.
They are used to identify the type of the Origin Connections (e.g. folder, ODBC, OLEDB).

There are no IPDF default values.

This feature provides an automated way to add entries to the Dictionary. 

Step-by-step guide

1. In the Manage Tab click on the New or Edit links
2. Type the following data:
   1. Name: the name of the Origin Source Type
   2. Description: free text description
   3. Governance (optional): associated Governance item
   4. Notes (optional):  free text optional notes

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1. Select the Dictionary from the drop down list of Dictionaries
2. Select the Schema Snapshot that you want to import entries from
3. The Origin Tables now contains a drop down list of tables found in this Schema Snapshot that you can automatically create dictionary entries for.  Either select the box in the header (select all) or individually select tables of interest.
4. click on the button Image Added

A status bar will show progress.  Upon completion a success message will appear.  If a success message does not appear, note the error information and contact IPDF support.

note: during the append process, existing dictionary entries with names that match names being appended through this process will not be overwritten.

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