Importing Standardization Data Types and Variants

The Master Index Standardization Engine is based on a very flexible framework that allows you to define new data types and variants so you can standardize any type of data in a custom manner. You can create new data types and variants based on the finite state machine and new variants for the existing rules-based data types. You need to import the data type or variant package into NetBeans to make it available to all master index applications or only the current one.

This section only describes importing custom data types and variants after they have been created. For information about creating a custom data type or variant, see Understanding the Master Index Standardization Engine

To Import a Data Type or Variant

1. In the Projects window, expand the main master index project.

2. Right-click Standardization Engine, and select Import Standardization Plug-in.

3. In the dialog box that appears, navigate to the location of the plug-in package.

4. Select the file containing the plug-in, and then click Open.

5. Do one of the following:

   • To import the plug-in and make it available to all future master index application, click Yes.

   • To import the plug-in and make it only available to the current master index application, click No.

   The data type or variant is imported into the Standardization Engine node. Data types add folders just beneath the Standardization Engine node; variants add folders under the appropriate data type (as specified in the variant package).

6. In the Standardization Engine node, navigate to the new data type or variant you added and verify that all of the required files are there.