Data Analysis perspective

The Data Analysis perspective opens when you create a Data Analysis project. Use the views in the Data Analysis perspective to complete Data Analysis tasks.

You can complete the following tasks in this perspective:

Create a Data Analysis project. See Creating a Data Analysis project.
Analyze sample XML documents. See Analyzing sample XML documents.
Create a target model. See Creating a target model.
Inspect data from the sample XML documents to determine which elements to include in your target model. See Populating a target model from your sample XML documents.
View and edit your target model in database format. See Editing the database representation of the target model in the Target Model editor and Data Analysis database setup.
Modify the data from the sample XML documents to meet the requirements of the consuming application. See Modifying a target model in the Target Model editor.
Create a library that contains Data Analysis tools. See Creating Data Analysis tools.

The following image shows the default layout of the Data Analysis perspective:

Image showing the default locations of views and panels in the Data Analysis perspective.

1. Data Analysis model area

This area contains two views.

Data Analysis Model view: After you analyze your sample XML documents, the Data Analysis Model view displays the Data Analysis model. The Data Analysis model consists of data structures from your sample XML documents. When you analyze your sample XML documents, new data structures that conform to your schema are loaded and are added to the Data Analysis model. The Data Analysis Model view displays these structures as elements in a tree view. This view is updated whenever structures are added from subsequent analyzed sample XML documents.; The Data Analysis Model view displays information from the Data Analysis project that is selected in the Editor area. When you select an element in the Data Analysis Model view, further data about that element is displayed in the Properties view.

Application Development view: Use the Application Development view to view and manage Data Analysis projects and their components in the IBM® App Connect Enterprise Toolkit.

2. Editor area

The Editor area contains the editors. By default, the Data Analysis Project Overview and Target Model editor open in this area when they are created. To view the editors for other components, double-click the component in the Application Development view.

Data Analysis Project Overview: The Data Analysis Project Overview contains steps for the tasks that you must complete to create a target model. Your target models are displayed in a table under Task 2.

Target Model editor: Your target model is initially empty. To populate your target model, drag elements from the Data Analysis Model view, Data Filter view, or Data Paths view to the Target Model editor. You can use the Target Model editor to create elements, and rename or delete existing elements or attributes. You can also change the structure of the target model by dragging elements or attributes above or below other elements or attributes in the Target Model editor. Select an element in the Target Model editor to display more data about it in the Properties view and Data Paths view.

3. Properties view

When you click an element in the Data Analysis Model view, Data Filter view or Data Paths view, data about that element is displayed in the Properties view.

When you click an element or attribute in the Target Model editor, a General tab is shown within the Properties view. When you enable database mapping and click an element or attribute in the Target Model editor, a Relational tab is also shown within the Properties view.

General: View and specify the element or attribute name and the source and default XML names.
Relational: View information in the Table, Column, and SQL Data Type fields about the selected element or attribute in the Target Model editor. Populate these fields using the Relational tab or the Target Model editor.
Tip: To view this information in the Target Model editor, click the Relational mapping options icon () in the Target Model editor. This information is hidden by default.

4. Data Filter view

The Data Filter view shows the elements that are added from the sample XML documents. The elements are organized according to static cues in the structure and are listed alphabetically by Element Name. You can sort the order according to Element Name or Element Data. You can also filter results by Element Name or Element Data. To view columns with further information, click the Show or hide advanced column icon (

). When you click an element in the Data Filter view, the Properties view and the Data Paths view update to show details of the selected element.

5. Data Paths view

The Data Paths view displays possible locations of the element that is selected in the Data Filter view. Multiple entries are listed if the element is present in more than one sample XML document within the Data Analysis model. The Data Paths view also shows the location of elements that are selected in the Target Model editor.

6. Data Analysis Sample Documents view

The Data Analysis Sample Documents view displays possible locations of the element from the data path that is selected in the Data Paths view. Multiple entries are listed if the element is present multiple times in a sample XML document.

When you click an element in the Data Analysis model or Data Paths view, information is displayed in the Data Analysis Sample Documents view about the specific location of the element in the document.

Double-click an element in the Data Analysis Sample Documents view to open an editor in the Editor area.