Entity types are user-defined traits or properties that are associated
with an entity to identify the exact nature of the entity. You may want to
add a new entity type in the system if you will be adding a new type of data
to your system.
Before you begin:
Before creating a new entity type, review the incoming identity data
determine if it can be accurately described using any existing entity types.
About this task:
Impersonal awareness uses entity types to link entities that would
otherwise not have a 1-degree relationship.
Procedure:
- In the Configuration Console, click the Setup button.
- Click the Sources button.
- Click the Entity Types tab.
- Click the New button.
- In the General tab, specify the id, type,
description, entity resolution configuration, generic contributor, role alert
contributor, search type, and allow resolve for this entity type.
- Click the Save button.
The system can now assign entity types to data and use impersonal
awareness to link entities that would otherwise not have a 1-degree relationship.