13.3 Adding Items in the Dataflow Editor

13.3.1 Adding an Identity Vault in the Dataflow Editor

Figure 13-17 The Dataflow Editor’s Toolbar

To add an Identity Vault, click the Add Identity Vault icon on the toolbar.

To configure the Identity Vault, double-click it.

To delete an Identity Vault, select it, then press Delete.

13.3.2 Adding a Driver in the Dataflow Editor

Figure 13-18 An Identity Vault in the Dataflow Editor

To add a driver while in the Dataflow editor, right-click an Identity Vault, then select Add App/Driver.

To delete an Identity Vault or driver, select it, then press the Delete key.

13.3.3 Adding an Application in the Dataflow Editor

  1. On the toolbar, click the Add Application icon.

    The Add Application icon
  2. Browse to and select the driver set that you want this application to connect to, then click OK.

    The Driver Set icon and label
  3. Select the driver you want to create, then click OK.

    Example drivers

    Designer creates a skeleton of the driver. It does not launch the Driver Configuration Wizard. If you want to configure the driver, right-click the connection icon in the Modeler, then select Run Configuration Wizard.

13.3.4 Adding Classes and Attributes

You can add classes and attributes to the dataflow.

To add a class:

  1. Right-click an Identity Vault, then select Add Filter Classes.

    The Add Filter Classes menu option
  2. Select the class that you want to add, then click OK.

    If you want to add more than one class, press Ctrl and select the classes.

To add an attribute:

  1. Right-click a class, then select Add Filter Attribute.

    The Add Filter Attribute menu option
  2. Select the attribute that you want to add, then click OK.

    If you want to add more than one attribute, press Ctrl and select the attributes.

13.3.5 Adding Non-Filter Attributes

The Dataflow editor provides non-filter attributes. By default, all classes and attributes in the Dataflow editor come directly from all of the filter policies of the drivers. However, in production environments, it is common to cause data to flow a certain way directly in your Policy Script code, XSLT, or in external code that you call out to.

Usually, these non-filter attributes aren’t defined in a policy filter (unless you’re describing “augmented” processing) and aren’t in the schema map. This is because they are generated outside of normal driver operations and you need them in the schema mapping rule only if the engine processes them.

Normally, non-filter attributes are operated on in the Publisher Command Transformation policy set or the Subscriber Output Transformation policy set.

The Dataflow editor lets you add the non-filter attributes to the table for documentation purposes so that you can capture the attributes and have an accurate picture of your actual enterprise dataflows.

To add a non-filter attribute:

  1. Right-click the class or attribute name, then select Add Non-Filter Attribute.

    The Add Non-Filter Attribute menu option
  2. Specify the name of the attribute or class, or click Browse, then browse to and select the attribute or class.

    The field to specify or browse to an attribute
  3. Click OK.

  4. Select where the flow of the attribute or class is defined.

    In Policy: The dataflow is defined in a policy script or an XSLT style sheet.

    In External Service: The dataflow is defined in a Java* RMI call to the driver.

  5. Click OK.

If the non-filter attribute is defined by a policy, a small P is added to the icon. This icon distinguishes a non-filter attribute from a regular filter attribute.

Figure 13-19 A Non-Filter Attribute

If the attribute is defined by an external service, a small E is added to the icon.

Figure 13-20 A Non-Filter External Attribute