Data model components

A data model is made up of components that represent real world sources of data and the actual data inside them.

Data sources

Data sources are elements of the data model that represent real world sources of data in your environment.

Data types

Data types are elements of the data model that represent sets of data stored in a data source.

Data items

Data items are elements of the data model that represent actual units of data stored in a data source.

Links

Links are elements of the data model that define relationships between data types and data items.

Event sources

Event sources are special types of data sources. Each event source represents an application that stores and manages events.