TADDM Data Dictionary

The TADDM Data Dictionary is a collection of automatically-generated HTML pages that provide a mapping between information in the Common Data Model (CDM) and information in the TADDM database.

Accessing the Data Dictionary

The Data Dictionary is available in the following locations on a storage server (in a streaming server deployment), a synchronization server (in a synchronization server deployment), or a domain server (in a domain server deployment):
  • At http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/, for example http://1.123.123.12:9430/cdm/datadictionary/
  • In the taddm-data-dictionary.zip file that is in the $COLLATION_HOME/sdk/datadictionary and $COLLATION_HOME/deploy-tomcat/cdm/datadictionary (TADDM 7.3.0), or $COLLATION_HOME/apps/cdm/datadictionary (TADDM 7.3.0.1, and later) directories.
    To use the taddm-data-dictionary.zip file, complete the following steps:
    1. Extract the contents of the taddm-data-dictionary.zip file to a location of your choice.
    2. Extract the $COLLATION_HOME/sdk/doc/model/CDMWebsite.zip file to the data-dictionary/cdm directory of the extracted Data Dictionary structure.

Indexes

The Data Dictionary includes the following indexes:
Building Block Views Index
The index is available at: 
http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/bb-views/index.html
From the index, click the name of a building block view. The following information is displayed:
  • The TADDM database table from which the respective building block view is populated. Each table name links to a definition of the database table.
  • Columns in the respective building block view. Each column name links to the CDM definition of the attribute that is represented by the column.
Model Objects Index
The index is available at: 
http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/model-object/index.html
From the index, click the name of a CDM class. The following information is displayed:
  • TADDM database tables that contain the respective CDM class. Each table name links to a definition of the database table.
  • Building block views that contain the respective CDM class. Each building block view name links to a definition of the building block view.
Model Object Tables Index
The index is available at: 
http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/cdm-tables/index.html
From the index, click the name of a TADDM database table. The following information is displayed:
  • The CDM class that declares the respective database table. The CDM class name links to a definition of the class.
  • CDM classes that the respective database table contains. Each CDM class name links to a definition of the class.
  • Columns in the respective database table. Each column name links to the CDM definition of the attribute that is represented by the column.
Data Discovered By Sensors Index
The index is available at: 
http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/sensors/index.html
From the index, click the name of a sensor. The following information is displayed:
  • General information about the sensor.
  • The CDM class of model objects that are discovered by the sensor. Each CDM class name links to a definition of the class.
  • Attributes of the CDM classes and information about their availability in the context of the sensor.
Potential Data To Discover Index
The index is available at: 
http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/sensors/potentialData.html

From the index, click the name of a category. The names of data types that belong to the respective category are displayed.

Click the name of a data type. The following information is displayed:
  • General information about the sensor that discovers the respective data type
  • The CDM class of model objects that are discovered by the sensor. Each CDM class name links to a definition of the class.
  • Attributes of the CDM classes
Additional indexes
In the datadictionary/cdm directory of Data Dictionary you can also find the following indexes:
  • Class Index at http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/cdm/classes/$index.htm
  • Interface Index at http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/cdm/interfaces/$index.htm
  • Attribute Index at http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/cdm/attributes/$index.htm
  • Relationship Index at http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/cdm/relationships/$index.htm
  • Datatype Index at http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/cdm/datatypes/$index.htm
  • Naming Rule Index at http://taddmserverhost:port/cdm/datadictionary/cdm/namingrules/$index.htm