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Importing/exporting a Data Model
To use a Data Model in another data mapping configuration, or to use it in a Designer template
without a data mapping configuration, you have to export that Data Model and import it into a
data mapping configuration or template.
Importing and exporting Data Models is done from within the Data model Pane, using the top-
right icons and .
For information about the structure of the exported Data Model file, see "Data Model file
structure" on page228.
When you import a Data Model, it appears in the Data Model pane where you can see all the
fields and their types.
You can delete or add fields, or change their type. Once the data model is imported and all the
fields are properly set, all you need to do is extract the information from the active data sample
(see "Extracting data" on page169).
Note
l Imported Data Model fields always overwrite existing field properties when the field
name is the same (although they will still be part of the same Extract step). Non-
existent fields are created automatically with the appropriate field settings. The
import is case-insensitive.
l All imported data model fields are tagged with an asterisk (*).
Editing the Data Model
The Data Model is generally constructed by extracting data; see "Extracting data" on page169.
There is however another way to modify the Data Model: via the contextual menu that opens
when you right-click on something in the Data Model pane. For an explanation of the options in
this menu, see "Data Model contextual menu" on page242.
As long as a field or data table, added via the Data Model pane, remains empty, it can be
edited (renamed, deleted etc.) via the contextual menu.
Fields in a Data Model that are actually used in the extraction workflow cannot be edited via the
Data Model pane. They are related to a step in the extraction workflow and are edited via the
Step properties pane instead.
The order of the fields can also not be changed via the Data Model pane. It is the Extract step
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