Extending the entity model
An entity model is a set of data that defines what you consider
to be an entity. Use these instructions to extend the default entity model.
This is not a common task, but you can extend the entity model for your environment.
- Analyzing source data
The first task to getting your source data into the entity database
is to analyze your source data for mapping to UMF.
- Reviewing the default UMF specification
You should review the default UMF specification to assist in creating
your customized UMF specification and entity model. These items map out data
transfer from data sources to UMF tags which will be ingested by the entity
database.
- Mapping UMF segments to the entity database
Whenever your data requires new UMF segments, you must create new
data mappings for the data in those UMF segments. Without a valid data mapping,
you cannot successfully load data into the entity database.