Tutorials: Creating a Data Flow

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The Data Flow organizes and encapsulates one data transformation and the source tables and columns used in the transformation to produce the target data. Multi-tiered mappings are possible and there can be multiple transformations involving different columns between two tables as illustrated below.

Create a Data Lineage Data Flow

1. Choose File > Open and select the GIMDB.DM1 diagram in the Sample Models directory.
2. Click the Data Lineage tab at the bottom of the application window.

   You are prompted to create a Data Lineage Data Flow.

   

3. Click Yes.

   If this is not the first time you click the Data Lineage tab after opening a diagram, from the Data Lineage Explorer, right-click the Data Flows node and then click Create Data Flow.

   If you would like to keep your version of GIMDB.DM1 unchanged, 'save as' a different filename before proceeding past the Undo/Redo warning dialog.

4. Enter a data lineage data flow name and then click OK.

   

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   Note: The name that appears in the diagram title tab at the top of the application window is appended with: data flow name, when you click a task in the Data Lineage explorer, such as GIMDB.DM1 - Data Flow Model View: Broker*.

   

The Data Flow has been created.

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See Also

• Tutorial: Creating a Data Movement Rule
• Data Lineage Workflow
• Introduction to Data Lineage