To add a new object to a data dictionary:
- Select Data Dictionary and choose any of the following provider dictionaries:
- Gateway
- File
- Unifier
- Select Add... to add a new provider object to a data dictionary
or
Highlight a row to select an existing object, and then select Edit... to in a data dictionary.
The Object and Fields wizard displays.
- In the General tab, describe the project object:
- Enter an Object Name for the new business object.
- Select a Category for the business object. Choices include: No Category, BP, and SOAP.
- Enter a Description of the business object.
- In the Fields tab add one or more fields supported by the business object:
- Enter a Field Name for the new field.
- In the Field Type field, select the data type of the field. Choices include: Boolean, DateTime, Double, ForeignKey, Integer, and String.
- If you add a ForeignKey field, then select the Join to Object to join the new field with an existing object in that provider's dictionary.
For example,
- Select Read Only Field to indicate the field value cannot be modified.
- Select Add... to add the field to the field table.
- Select Delete to delete a field from the field table.
- Repeat the above sequence to add multiple fields to the business object.
- In the Flow Control tab indicate the combination of flow type and flow direction to be associated with the business object:
- In the Flow Type field, indicate if the business object will be available in a Master Data or Project Data flow, or both.
- In the Flow Type Direction field, indicate if the business object will be available in the Source or Destination provider, or both.
- Select Add... to add the flow control combination to the flow table.
- Select Delete to delete a flow control combination from the flow table.
- Repeat the above sequence to add multiple flow control combinations to the business object.
- In the Cross reference tab identify the cross-reference key field with the Gateway object.
- In the Key Field field, select the field to be used as the cross-reference key for the object in Gateway.
- In the Gateway Objects field, select the Gateway business object from the drop-down to map the cross-reference key of the provider object.
Note: You can also map the provider object to a new Gateway object that has already been added using this procedure.
- Select Add to add the cross-reference key and Gateway object combination to the Key table.
- Select Delete to delete a cross-reference and business object combination from the Key table.
- In the Summary tab review the summary of all the selections made in the previous tabs.
- Expand each tab title to review the selections made in that tab.
- Select Back to navigate to a specific tab and make changes. fields supported by the business object.
- Select Save to add a new provider object or update an existing object in the data dictionary.
Note: For more details on working with data dictionaries, see the Setup Guide relevant to the integration.