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Meta Integration® Model Bridge (MIMB)
"Metadata Integration" Solution

MIMB Bridge Documentation

MIMB Import Bridge from Sypherlink Harvester

Bridge Specifications

Vendor Sypherlink
Tool Name Harvester
Tool Version 4.x
Tool Web Site http://www.sypherlink.com/products/hrm.asp
Supported Methodology [Metadata Management] ETL (Source and Target Data Stores) via XML File

Import tool: Sypherlink Harvester 4.x (http://www.sypherlink.com/products/hrm.asp)
Import interface: [Metadata Management] ETL (Source and Target Data Stores) via XML File from Import bridge: 'SypherlinkHarvester' 6.0.2 - Aug 20 2008 19:37:41

Bridge Parameters

Parameter Name Description Type Values Default Mandatory
File An XML file exported by Harvester Relationship Manager. FILE Yes
Generate Views Data transformations can be converted to SQL Views. Afterwards the transformations are deleted as are any target tables that do not also function as sources. BOOLEAN False  

 

Bridge Mapping

Meta Integration Repository (MIR)
Metamodel
(based on the OMG CWM standard)
"Sypherlink Harvester"
Metamodel
Mapping Comments
     
Attribute Column  
Name Name  
Position   Calculated by position of the Column element in the parent Table element.
BaseType Type Calculated from the TypeMap in the Database element.
Class Table  
Name Name  
ClassifierMap   Used to connect and store lineage from source to destination tables.
DataAttribute   Built to represent transformations.
DataSet   Built to represent transformations.
DatabaseCatalog Database  
Name Name  
SystemType Kind  
DatabaseSchema Schema  
Name   Calculated from Schema ID.
DerivedType Type  
DataType Name  
Length Length Taken from Column element.
Name Name Derived from the datatype ODBCType
Scale Scale Taken from Column element.
DesignPackage   Calculated from Datbase/Schema for tables and Condition Group for transformation tasks
UserDefined   Set to FALSE
FeatureMap   Used to connect and store lineage from source to destination tables.
Model ResultSet  
Description Description  
Name   Calculated from the source file name
Transformation   Generates Reader, Writer, Expression and Join tranformation types.
TransformationTask   Creates one Transformation Task per condition Group name.

Last updated on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:36:22