Using the Example MDM Tree Business Process

This sample is a business process definition that calls a human service to display hierarchical information in a tree format.

1. For Virtual MDM Only. To use the Example MDM Tree Business Process, you must import and deploy a multi-domain model that is included with the MDM Application Toolkit Samples (MDMATEX) process application. You use the InfoSphere® MDM Workbench to import and deploy the multi-domain model.
   1. Unzip the MultiDomain.zip file. This file is located in the same directory as the sample directory. The MultiDomain.zip file is a virtual server definition in the form of a workbench configuration project.
   2. Import the MultiDomain configuration project into the MDM Workbench.
      1. In the MDM Workbench, select File > Import.
      2. Expand the General folder.
      3. Select Existing Projects into Workspace and click Next.
      4. Choose Select archive file and click Browse.
      5. Navigate to the sample directory where the MDM Application Toolkit is installed.
      6. In the list that appears, remove the checkmark next to MulitDomain (bin).
         Note: If you do not remove the checkmark, you will receive multiple prompts about overriding the project files. Select Yes to all of these prompts.
      7. Click Finish.
   3. Deploy the MultiDomain configuration project using the MDM Workbench.
2. Add the details to connect to the MDM operational server:
   1. From the Library in the Process Designer, select Processes and double-click on Example MDM Tree Business Process. This opens the Business Process Definition.
   2. Click the Variables tab in the Canvas. Update the Connection variable with details about your MDM Server, such as hostname and port number.
      • For Virtual MDM: If you are using one of the Virtual MDM configuration variables, set the serverType to Virtual.
      • For Physical MDM: If you are using one of the Physical MDM configuration variables, set the serverType to Physical.
3. Identify the sample configuration variable that you want to use and update the default value for the variable.
4. Edit the associated root node ID variable for the tree. The format of these variables is Entity Type/Entity ID. Specify a value for the Entity ID that matches a value stored in your MDM operational server.
5. Map the sample configuration variable to the Display Hierarchy Human Service. For the RootNodeId parameter, select the Data Mapping properties to map the variable.
6. Load a set of sample data into your MDM test server.
7. Use InfoSphere MDM Inspector to create hierarchies and relationships between entities in the sample data.
8. Save the changes to the Example MDM Tree Business Process sample.
9. Run the Example MDM Tree Business Process business process definition.