Creating Data Schema Entities

Design Studio enables you to leverage the data elements (simple and structured) contributed by various entities and available for use in the workspace. When modeling data, you can create common data schemas (for example, schemas in Model projects) to enable product-agnostic data type modeling. Also, you can create product-specific data schemas (for example, data schemas in OSM, Network Integrity, and Inventory projects).

Note:

When using data schemas created outside of Design Studio, ensure that the schema defines a target namespace.

To create a new Data Schema entity:

  1. From the Studio menu, select New, then select Model, and then select Data Schema.

    The Data Schema wizard appears.

  2. In the Project field, select the project in which to save this entity.

  3. In the Name field, enter a name for the data schema.

    The name must be unique among Data Schema entity types in the same namespace.

  4. (Optional) Select a location for the data schema.

    By default, Design Studio saves the Data Schema entity to the root level of the project dataDictionary folder. You can enter a folder name in the Folder field or select a location different from the default if you want to create additional subfolders. To select a different location:

    1. Click the Folder field Browse button.

    2. Navigate to the directory in which to save the entity.

    3. Click OK.

  5. Click Finish.

    Design Studio adds the new Data Schema entity to the selected project in the Studio Projects view.

Related Topics

Data Schema Editor