Source Data Identifier - Name and Fields View

The Name and Fields view is the first view shown when you start to create a new source data identifier. You must enter a name for your source data identifier before the Next button is enabled.

Source Data Identifier Name: Enter a name for your source data identifier. If desired, you can name the source data identifier the same name as the field it will represent.

This identifier is case sensitive: This identifier is not case sensitive unless this option is selected.

This identifier is a java regular expression: This option specifies that the name pattern is a java regular expression. Wild cards are then based on valid syntax for java regular expressions.

Exclude: Do not identify matching source fields as this Data Element: The default for this field is not selected. When selected, this source data identifier does not identify matching source data fields as this data element.

Source Field Name: In the Part 1 field, enter the field name or pattern for this identifier. Source data will be identified as this data element when the field name or pattern specified in the source data identifier matches the field or column name found in the metadata. If data from more than one field must be combined to form the data element, click add another field and fill in the field name or pattern for that identifier as well. When a multi-field identifier is processed, the fields within the identifier must be in the same order as the fields in the metadata.

The field name can be the full spelling of the name or a name pattern. A name pattern can include wild cards of * (for any number of characters) or % (for a single character). Any character that is not a wild card will be matched to positions within the field name.