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Model View Page (Master Data Manager, Explorer)

Use the Model View page to view and edit the model's entities, attributes, hierarchies, and collections.

When you first open this page, it is displayed in one of two ways:

  • With only an Entities section that lists base-level entities. These base-level entities are defined in the System Administration section of the application. You must select an entity to display the Attributes, Explicit Hierarchies, My Collections, and All Collections sections associated with that entity.

  • In the context of a single entity, with Attributes, Explicit Hierarchies, My Collections, and All Collections sections associated with that entity. This is the view when you have only one base-level entity for a model, or when you select a base-level entity from the Entities section.

This page contains five panes:

  • Attributes

  • Derived Hierarchies

  • Explicit Hierarchies

  • My Collections

  • All Collections

Buttons

Button Name

Description

Edit selected item

Opens the Entities page for the entity displayed on the Model View page.

NoteNote
This button is disabled if the page opens with the Entities section only. You must select an entity to enable the button.

Add item to entity_name

Contains the following options:

  • Add leaf: Opens the Member Information page to add leaf members to the selected entity.

  • Add consolidated: Opens the Member Information page to add consolidated members to the selected entity.

NoteNote
This button is not displayed for models that are committed.

View metadata

Opens the Metadata Explorer window that displays user-defined metadata for objects.

Attributes

Use the Attributes pane to view the attributes associated with the entity. Click an attribute to view its related attributes. Click the Edit selected item button to add or delete attribute values.

Note

Domain-based attributes are displayed in blue text and they support analysis into the underlying entity that is being used as an attribute on another entity. You can also click these attributes to view their properties. File and free-form attributes are displayed in grey text and are informational only.

Derived Hierarchies

Use the Derived Hierarchies pane to view the hierarchies that have been created for the primary entity in the model. Derived hierarchies are created automatically and their defining relationships are based on, or derived from, attribute relationships and attribute hierarchies. A derived hierarchy is automatically updated and maintained as relevant attributes are assigned and modified.

Click a hierarchy name to open its corresponding Hierarchy page.

Explicit Hierarchies

Use the Explicit Hierarchies pane to view the hierarchies that have been created for the primary entity in the model. Explicit hierarchies are manually created and maintained. They can be defined as mandatory or non-mandatory.

Click a hierarchy name to open its corresponding Hierarchy page.

My Collections

Use the My Collections pane to view the user-specific collections created for the model. Click a collection to open its Collections page.

All Collections

Use the All Collections pane to view the collections created for the model. Click a collection to open its Collections page.