Publishing Mappings

You can publish a map on an effective date and enter publishing notes for a record. Before publishing mappings, ensure that the source and the target environments have their corresponding production environments.

Publishing Mappings

To publish mappings, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Application Menu > Data Catalog > Mapping Manager.
  2. In the Workspace Mappings pane, right-click a map.
  3. Click Publish Map.

    4. The Publish Map page appears.

  4. Enter appropriate values in the fields. Fields marked with a red asterisk are mandatory. Refer to the following table for field descriptions.

    5. Field Name

    Description

    Mapping Name

    Specifies the mapping specification name.

    For example, EDW_PROD_IDS_Benefits_Detail.

    It is autopopulated and you cannot edit this field.

    Mapping Version

    Specifies the version of the mapping specification.

    For example, 1.00.

    It is autopopulated.

    For more information on configuring version display of maps, refer to the Configuring Version Display topic.

    Version Label

    Specifies the version label of the mapping specification.

    For example, EDW_PROD_IDS_Benefits_Detail (Alpha).

    For more information on configuring version display of maps, refer to the Configuring Version Display topic.

    Effective Date

    Use to enter the effective date of publishing.

    For example, 04/02/2020.

    Change Description

    Specifies the description for changes made in the mapping specification.

    For example: Business rule was modified from ABORT to ASCII for the source column ID.

    Publish Notes

    Specifies the publish notes about the mapping specification.

    For example: The mapping specification is approved for publishing on 1 Feb 2020.
  5. Click .

    6. The mapping is published on the effective date and saved in the Published Mappings pane. The source and the target environments in the published mapping are updated to their corresponding production environments. All previously published versions of the same mapping are stored in the History folder. A published mapping cannot be edited.

    A new version of the mapping is automatically created in Workspace Mappings that can be edited.

    To view published map details, in the Published Mappings pane, click the <Mapping_Name>.

    The business view of the mapping appears which can be used to run impact analysis, lineage analysis, and data quality etc. For more information on business view, refer to the Opening Business View topic.

Updating Publishing Details

To update publishing details of published maps, follow these steps:

  1. In the Workspace Mappings pane, right-click the required project.

    2. The available options appear.

  2. Click Edit Published Maps.

    3. The Edit Publish Mappings page appears. You can use Filter by Effective Date to filter the mappings based on the effective publishing date.

  3. In the Publish Tree pane, select the required published map.

    4. Now, you can update Publish Notes and Effective Date.

  4. Click .

    5. The publishing details of the map is updated.