IM Relationship Resolution Information Center, Version 4.2

Adding a new data source

You must add a new data source when you have a new source of data for the entity database.

About this task:
All results are a product of quality data. Getting data of high quality into the entity database is therefore one of the most fundamental tasks, but to do so requires significant analysis of the data and configuration .
Procedure:
  1. Identify the source of the data. It is critical to know where to go for resolution of the data problems.
  2. Analyze the metadata. Every configured data source in the entity database must have a unique identifier on its records, so that the entity database can fully attribute all data back to its original source. Find the field that will provide record uniqueness, and ensure that it is indeed unique.
  3. Use an acquisition program to transform the data from its native format into UMF.
  4. Configure the data.
    1. Define a role for the data source.
    2. Configure the data source.
    3. Create any required number types.
    4. Create any required characteristic types.
    5. Review the resolution configuration, and customization if necessary.
    6. Configure new DQM rules.
    7. Validate the new DQM rules.
    8. Configure the role alert rules.
  5. Verify the data.
    1. Check that the pipeline started.
    2. Verify that the pipeline was able to use configured transports and that it received UMF from the acquisition program.
    3. Verify that the acquisition node produced well-formed XML messages by examining the .bad file.
    4. Verify that no UMF exceptions occurred as a result of invalid mapping or configuration.
    5. Check for expected results by viewing the data source and load summary reports.
    6. Search for one or more of the entities resolved using the visualizer.
    7. If applicable, examine role alerts.


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Last updated: 2009