Mapping Metadata Definitions to Segment

You can map/unmap the required business metadata definitions to a segment available within the selected Information Domain.

To map the required metadata definitions:

  1. Select the required User Segment from the drop-down list.
  2. Select the required metadata type that you want to map to the selected Segment. The available options are Measure, Hierarchy, Cube, Attribute, or Map. The metadata of the selected metadata type are listed in the Available Metadata pane.
  3. To map or unmap the required metadata, perform the following steps:
      • To map a metadata, select the metadata from the Available Metadata pane and click

        Figure 15-2 Move icon


        Move icon

        . The metadata is added to the Selected Metadata pane. You can press Ctrl key for multiple selections.
      • To map all the listed metadata definitions, click

        Figure 15-3 Move All button


        Move All button

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      • To remove a metadata mapping, select the metadata from the Selected Metadata pane and click

        Figure 15-4 Remove icon


        Remove icon

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      • To remove the entire metadata mapping, click

        Figure 15-5 Remove All icon


        Remove All icon

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  4. Click Save to save the metadata mapping details. The window is refreshed displaying the status of the mapping.
  5. Click Show Details to view the status of each mapping. You can modify the mapping at any point and the mapping table is updated only on saving the mapping details. When a metadata definition such as measures, hierarchies, cubes, map, and attributes are removed from the Information Domain, the same is updated in the mappings table.