Initializing a Business Dictionary Using Logical or Physical Data
Initialize a business dictionary consists of creating, in a business dictionary, the concepts that correspond to logical or physical data, and thus creating a realization link between the business concepts and the logical or physical data in question.
There are three ways to initialize a business dictionary:
• from a logical data dictionary (a data package)
• from a physical data dictionary (database)
• when creating logical or physical data: an automatic initialization option allows you, when you create logical or physical data, to automatically create the corresponding concepts in the working dictionary.
Initializing a Business Dictionary Using Logical Data
To initialize a dictionary using logical data:
1. Click the navigation menu then Business Information.
2. In the navigation pane, click Business tools.
3. In the edit area, click the Initialize business dictionary from logical data tile.
4. In the wizard that appears, click the Add button and select the source package.
5. Once the package is selected, click Next.
6. The wizard displays the name of the corresponding business dictionary.
7. Click OK.
The business dictionary is created. It appears in the list of business dictionaries in the repository.
Taking class attributes into account
When processing logical data, the initialization tool includes class attributes provided that the types of these attributes are defined.
Initializing a Business Dictionary Using Physical Data
To initialize a dictionary using physical data:
1. Click the navigation menu then Business Information.
2. In the navigation pane, click Business tools.
3. In the edit area, click the Initialize business dictionary from physical data tile.
4. In the wizard that appears, click the Add button and select the source database.
5. Once the database is selected, click Next.
6. The wizard displays the name of the corresponding business dictionary.
7. Click OK.
The business dictionary is created. It appears in the list of working business dictionaries in the repository.
You can also automatically build a business dictionary from data imported into the repository. See
Data Import and Export.
Initializing a Business Dictionary when Creating Logical or Physical Data
By default, when you create logical or physical data, the corresponding business concepts are automatically created and associated with that data.
These concepts appear in a working business dictionary that has the same name as the data dictionary that holds the logical or physical data from which the concepts are derived.
This automatic initialization is defined by an option. You can modify the option in order to disable automatic creation of concepts or to create/reuse concepts in other dictionaries.
Modifying the Initialization Option
To modify the initialization option:
1. Click the icon of the user profile and select Parameters > Options.
The options window appears.
2. In the left pane of the options window, select Data Modeling then Business dictionary initialization.
3. In the right pane, select the required automatic initialization value:
• Never: disables automatic initialization of the business glossary.
• Work business dictionary: enables automatic initialization of the business dictionary. The concepts are created automatically in the work business dictionary.
• All business dictionaries: enables automatic initialization of the business dictionary. The concepts can be created or reused on all the business dictionaries.