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  1. Preface
  2. Part 1: Introduction
  3. Part 2: Configuring Hub Console Tools
  4. Part 3: Building the Data Model
  5. Part 4: Configuring the Data Flow
  6. Part 5: Executing Informatica MDM Hub Processes
  7. Part 6: Configuring Application Access
  8. Appendix A: MDM Hub Properties
  9. Appendix B: Viewing Configuration Details
  10. Appendix C: Row-level Locking
  11. Appendix D: MDM Hub Logging
  12. Appendix E: Table Partitioning
  13. Appendix F: Collecting MDM Environment Information with the Product Usage Toolkit
  14. Appendix G: Informatica Platform Staging
  15. Appendix H: Informatica Platform Mapping Examples
  16. Appendix I: Glossary

Configuration Guide

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Converting Base Objects to Relationship Base Objects

Converting Base Objects to Relationship Base Objects

Relationship base objects are tables that contain information about two entity base objects.
Base objects do not have the metadata required by the
Hierarchy Manager
 for relationship information. To use base objects, first convert the base objects to entity objects, and then select the entity objects you want to relate in a relationship object.
  1. In the Hierarchies tool, acquire a write lock.
  2. Right-click in the navigation pane and choose
    Convert BO to Entity/Relationship Object
    .
  3. Click
    OK
    .
    The Convert to Relationship Base Object screen is displayed.
  4. Specify the following properties for this base object.
    Field
    Description
    Entity Base Object 1
    Entity base object to be linked via this relationship base object.
    Display name
    Name of the column that is a FK to the entity base object 1.
    Physical name
    Actual name of the column in the database. Informatica MDM Hub will suggest a physical name for the column based on the display name that you enter.
    Entity Base Object 2
    Entity base object to be linked via this relationship base object.
    Display name
    Name of the column that is a FK to the entity base object 2.
    Physical name
    Actual name of the column in the database. Informatica MDM Hub will suggest a physical name for the column based on the display name that you enter.
    Hierarchy FK Column
    Column used as the foreign key for the hierarchy; can be either ROWID or CODE.
    The ability to choose a BO Class CODE column reduces the complexity by allowing you to define the foreign key relationship based on a predefined code, rather than the Informatica MDM Hub-generated ROWID.
    Existing BO Column to Use
    Actual column in the existing BO to use.
    Hierarchy FK Display Name
    Name of this FK column as it will be displayed in the Hub Console
    Hierarchy FK Physical Name
    Actual name of the hierarchy foreign key column in the table. Informatica MDM Hub will suggest a physical name for the column based on the display name that you enter.
    Rel Type FK Column
    Column used as the foreign key for the relationship; can be either ROWID or CODE.
    Existing BO Column to Use
    Actual column in the existing BO to use.
    Rel Type FK Display Name
    Name of the FK column that is used to store the Rel Type CODE or ROWID.
    Rel Type FK Physical Name
    Actual name of the relationship type FK column in the table. Informatica MDM Hub will suggest a physical name for the column based on the display name that you enter.
  5. Click
    OK
    .
When you modify the base object using the Schema Manager tool, do not change any of the columns added by the
Hierarchy Manager
. Modifying these columns will result in unpredictable behavior and possible data loss.
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