Adding Export Logical Names Jobs

An Export BGM job converts logical names to an erwin DI-compatible format and exports them to the Business Glossary Manager as Business Terms.

For more information about data sharing between erwin Data Modeler (erwin DM) and erwin Data Intelligence(erwin DI), refer to the Data Sharing topic.

To schedule logical name export jobs, follow these steps:

  1. In the header pane, click and then click DM Connect for DI.
    The DM Connect for DI page opens.

  2. Click Export Logical Names Job.
    The Add Export BGM Job page appears.

  3. Set up job parameters as follows:

    Tab

    Field

    Description

    CatalogsCatalog Tree

    Select models from catalog to export.

    Before you select models, you can use the All Catalogs or Loaded Catalogs to display all available catalogs or only the expanded catalogs respectively.

    Apart from that, after you select catalogs, you can click to view only the selected catalogs in the Catalogs section.

    Include NSMSelect whether naming standards must be exported.
    A catalog named by NSM file is created under Business Glossary Manager > DM NSM Files custom asset.

    Ensure that the DM NSM Files asset is available in the Business Glossary Manager.

    DI InformationConnectorsSelect a configuration to use for the export job.

    Job Information

    Job Name

    Specify a job name.

    Start Date/Time

    Select the date and time at which the job must start.

    Job Interval

    Select a suitable frequency at which the job must run. You can set the job to run once or recur daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. You can also set up custom recurrence for jobs.

    Frequency

    Select the hourly frequency at which the job should run.

    This property is available only when you set the Job Interval to Recurring.

    End Date/Time

    If you set up recurring jobs, select the date and time at which the recurrence must end.

    Days

    Select the days of the week on which the job should run. The days available here depend on the End Date/Time.

    This property is available only when you set the Job Interval to Recurring.

    Notify Me

    Select the check box to receive a notification when the job status changes.
    This enables the Notification Email and CC List fields.

    Notification Email

    Specify the email address at which you want to receive the notification.

    CC List

    Specify a semi-colon-separated list of email addresses that must receive the job notification.

    Run Now

    Select the check box to run the job immediately.

  4. Click Save.
    The job is added to the calendar with its Job State set to Scheduled.

The job runs according to the schedule and exports logical names to Business Glossary Manager. For example, the logical names, Customer and Customer Credit, from the eMovies model are saved as business terms in the Business Glossary Manager.