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      Create Source Objects from a Discovery

      Create Source Model Objects

      There are two possibilities to create Source Model Objects from a Discovery:

      1. During the process of adding a Discovery
      2. From an existing Discovery

      While adding a Discovery

      Please refer to the article Add a Discovery for more information. 

      After adding a Discovery, the Create Source step is displayed in the side panel window:

      Select the Discovery elements for which you wish to create corresponding Source Model Objects:

      Click on the ADD button:

      • The Source Model Objects are created
      • A notification confirms the creation:

      You can now add them in a Dataflow Modeling View.

      From an existing Discovery

      If you want to create Source Model Objects from an existing Discovery, click on the Context Menu for the active Discovery in a Source System, and then choose Create Source:

      If you have deleted the active Discovery (CURRENTLY IN USE), you will not have access to the Create Source menu entry as it is only available for the active Discovery.

      In this case, please follow these steps:

      • For the Discovery you want to activate,  click on the Context Menu and choose Compare to currently used from the menu
      • The Impact of updating the current source model side panel window will open
      • Click directly on the UPDATE SOURCE MODEL button
      • The Discovery will be activated
      • You can now create source model objects from it

      The Add a Model Object side panel window is opened:

      The existing Source Model Objects for the Discovery are already selected in the side panel window.

      It is not possible to deselect them.

      If you want to delete the Source Model Object, see Delete a Model Object.

      Select the Discovery elements for which you want to create corresponding Source Model Objects:

      Click on the ADD button:

      • The Source Model Objects are created
      • A notification confirms the creation:

      If you used the Wizard and your Source was a file, the Source Model Object name can, by default, contain the file's extension, such as CreditCard.parquet, for example.

      You need to remove the extension and rename the Stage object to CreditCard (for this example).

      For all the Stage JDBC Generators (Microsoft Fabric and Databricks), you need to add the source schema name before the source Model Object Name.

      For example, transform CreditCard in Sales.CreditCard.

      You can now add them to a Dataflow Modeling View.

      Demonstration video