Phase Two-Defining Network Characteristics

Phase Two specifies the interesting characteristics of the resulting networks and the logic to derive these characteristics. (This is an optional phase-you do not have to specify definable Network Characteristics to create a Network Definition.)

Table 7-3 Phase Two Steps and Tools

Step	Action	Developer Tool
5	CreateNetwork Characteristics dataset.1	DataSetEditor
6	CreateInput Characteristic dataset.	DataSetEditor
7	Add Network Characteristics dataset to the Network Definition.	Network Definition Editor
8	Map a column within an Input Characteristic dataset to populate each column of the Network Characteristicsdataset.	Network Definition Editor

1 You may need to create a new table in the database to store the Network Characteristics dataset (refer to section Network Characteristic Table.

Step 5: Use the DataSet Editor to create a Network Characteristics dataset that specifies the definable characteristics that you wish to capture to describe the networks. Characteristics can be based on the source information represented by the nodes and links that comprise the network (for example, total dollar volume of transactions associated with customers in the network or number of account nodes with balances > USD 100,000) or based on the actual network nodes and links. Each column in a Network Characteristics dataset represents a characteristic of a network. Only one Network Characteristics dataset can exist per Network Definition.

In addition, the system captures standard characteristics based on data inherent to the network. Refer to section Captured Standard Characteristics, for a listing of the standard characteristics.

Step 6: Use the DataSet Editor to create an Input Characteristic dataset to specify the filter and derivation logic (that is, SQL) necessary to populate each of the characteristics (that is, columns) contained in the Network Characteristics dataset.

Step 7: Use the Network Definition Editor to specify the characteristics you want to capture for a network by adding a Network Characteristics dataset to the Network Definition.

Step 8: Use the Network Definition Editor to map each network characteristic (that is, column) in the Network Characteristics dataset to a characteristic (that is, column) in an Input Characteristic dataset that contains the logic to derive the characteristic. This fully populated Network Definition represents both the location of the data to be analyzed and the results to be captured.