Adding data
Typically, data is loaded into the system in batch mode or real-time
processes that the system administrators set up. However, you can use the
Visualizer to manually add a single entity, disclose a relationship between
two entities (by identity), load and process a UMF data file, or validate
a UMF data file before loading it.
- Adding a single entity
You can add a single entity to the entity database, without manually
creating a UMF record. You can create a new entity with as little as name
information, but you should enter as much known information about the entity
(known addresses, numbers, characteristics, or email addresses) as possible,
for optimum entity and relationship resolution.
- Disclosing relationships between identities
If you determine that you have data that links two identities (or
accounts), you can specify that link to disclose the relationship using the
Visualizer.
- Validating a UMF file before loading the data
To avoid UMF errors that prevent a record in a UMF file from loading,
use the UMF validation feature in the Visualizer to validate the file. The
validation process checks the file to make sure that the data in that file
meets the minimum requirements for data to be processed through entity and
relationshp resolution.
- Loading data from a file
You can use the File Load feature in the
Visualizer to load data for multiple identities that are defined in a UMF
file. When you select a UMF file, the system opens the file, loads the data
into the pipeline, and then the pipeline processes the identities in the file,
which adds them to the entity database and resolves any entities and identified
relationships. Alerts are generated based on the rules that were configured.