You can use the Provisioning tool to define business entity models, tasks, and transformations, and design the user interface for

Data Director

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The Provisioning tool must be running on the same application server as the Hub Server.

Yes. The Repository Manager validates the configuration and reports any errors.

No. You cannot use special characters in names in the Provisioning tool. If you plan to generate a business entity schema from a subject area configuration, you must first remove the special characters from any names in the subject area configuration.

If the business entity configuration in the database has changes that are not included in your configuration, the Provisioning tool notifies you. You can choose to publish your configuration and overwrite all configuration that is in the MDM Hub.

As you work on the configuration files, you save your changes to a temporary workspace when you click Apply. The changes are not applied until you publish your changes. If multiple users change the business entity configuration for an ORS simultaneously, the MDM Hub is updated with the most recently published configuration.

Unlike subject areas, which have a maximum depth of three, you are not limited in the number of levels the business entity model can have.

Use the Schema tool in the Hub Console to create and configure base objects.

Use the Relationship tool in the Hub Console to define constraints between base objects.