External Data Descriptors (EDD) are definitions of specific data content from External Data Sources (EDS). Each EDS may have a number of EDDs defined against it. EDD definitions can be used for ingesting data into AFCS Data Foundation or extracting data from it.
AFCS also supports the usage of control information while ingesting data into the Data Foundation. Such control information may also be defined as EDDs.
1. From the Subledger Applications page, select the required SLA.
The steps for the selected SLA is displayed.
2. Click Data Ingestion to define External Data Descriptors and Connectors. You can also manage data ingestion by configuring sources, mapping to catalogue and required transformation.
3. Click External Data Descriptors. The External Data Descriptors Summary Page is displayed.
4. You can search of the required EDD in the search box.
5. Click Add to configure additional EDDs. For details, see section Defining an External Data Descriptor.
6. Click Delete to delete an existing EDD. For details, see section Deleting an External Data Descriptor.