Dictionary Lookups

Owned by Mark Costa
Last updated: Jan 13, 2020 by Steffan Holmquist (Deactivated)

Use this feature to create lookup tables.

Manage Tab

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


Origin Source Types are required for Origin Connections

Deleting an Origin Source Type will exclude automatically all associated Origin Connections

Import Data 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.

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


Origin Source Types are required for Origin Connections

Deleting an Origin Source Type will exclude automatically all associated Origin Connections

Linked Dictionary Entries 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.

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


Origin Source Types are required for Origin Connections

Deleting an Origin Source Type will exclude automatically all associated Origin Connections

Associate Dictionary Entries 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.

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


Origin Source Types are required for Origin Connections

Deleting an Origin Source Type will exclude automatically all associated Origin Connections

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