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Siebel Customer-Centric Enterprise Warehouse Installation and Configuration Guide > Configuring Common Components of the Siebel Customer-Centric Enterprise Warehouse > Configuring Extracts > Extracting Additional DataYou can configure extract mappings and mapplets in the Siebel Customer-Centric Enterprise Warehouse to accommodate additional source data. For example, if your business divides customer information into separate tables based on region, then you would have to set up the extract mapping to include data from both tables. You can modify extract mappings so that new data is loaded into extension columns that act as placeholders for additional data. Extension columns make it possible to extend any fact or dimension table without changing the schematic structure of the Siebel Customer-Centric Enterprise Warehouse or making modifications to the load mapping, as the load mappings already include the extension columns. Keeping the data model intact allows you to implement upgrades without losing any customization. Extracting New Data Using an Existing Source TableExtract mappings generally consist of a source table or Business Component, an Expression transformation, and a staging table. If you want to extract new data using the existing mapping, you have to modify the extract mapping to include the new data by performing the following tasks: To modify an existing mapping to include new data
You have to determine which type of extension column to map the data to in the staging table. Extracting Data from a New Source TableBusiness Components are packaged as mapplets, which reside in source-specific folders within the repository. Business Components are used to extract data from the source system. You can configure these mapplets to perform the following: The following procedure contains instructions for adding a new table to the Business Component. The procedure includes adding a new source definition, connecting the ports to the Source Qualifier, editing the Source Qualifier, connecting the ports to the Output transformation, and editing the Output transformation. To add a new source table to an existing Business Component mapplet
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