Use this procedure to export the metadata of physical MDM
project to InfoSphere® Information
Server version 11.4.
Both tailored and untailored physical project exports are supported.
This process creates a single .xmi file.
About this task
The
XMI file contains the organized
collection of all the tables, objects, and object attributes that
are imported into InfoSphere Information
Server, along with mapping information.
Use the MDM Workbench Export
wizard to complete this task.
Procedure
- In MDM Workbench,
open the Export wizard by using one of these options.
- From the Navigation perspective, right-click
the physical MDM project folder that you want to export and select Export.
- From the menu bar, select .
- Under the Model Actions tab, select the extension
point in your physical project.
- On the Export window, expand Master
Data Management and select Metadata for IBM
InfoSphere Information Server. Click Next.
- On the Export configuration window,
select MDM Model and click Next.
- 4. On the next Export configuration window,
complete these steps.
- Select Export physical MDM definitions.
- Select the Operational server database connection
or click New to create a new connection.
- Provide an MDM database schema name or
use the database connection default schema name. After
you create the database connection, the default schema name (as specified)
is automatically added as the schema name in this file. If a default
schema name is not specified, then the name DB2ADMIN is
used as the schema name.
- Under the Filter selection group,
choose one of the options.
- For an unfiltered export (export all objects and services from
the schema), select Export from the workspace
- For a filtered export (tailored project), select Export
from the selected projectand select the Service
tailoring project from the list.
- Enter a Name for your exported
model. This name is used in InfoSphere Information
Server to identify the model.
- Enter a Model identifier. The
identifier can include a combination of the MDM host name, the model
name, and model version if you want. Unlike the model name, the model
identifier must be unique in InfoSphere Information
Server and is used to identify imported models. Assets that are imported
with an existing model identifier are overwritten in InfoSphere Information Server.
- Type the full path to the Target folder where
you want to place the export files
- Type the name of the Model export file.
This file must have a .xmi extension.
- If you want to export the model for use in InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog,
then select Export Business Glossary File and
provide a name in the Business Glossary file field.
The file name must have a .xmi extension.
- If the .xmi file identified in
the previous step exists and you want to replace it, check the Replace
existing files box. If the file exists, and you do not
check this box, a message prompts you to check the box or to provide
a new file name.
- Click Finish.
What to do next
Use the MDM Connector bridge in InfoSphere Metadata Asset Manager to import
metadata that represents the MDM data models.