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Create reference data

Create reference data and configure the properties, such as display name, internal ID, and location. Before you create dependent reference data, create the parent reference data.
Note: Effective in the April 2025 release, the ability to specify a unique internal ID for a reference data is available for preview.
Preview functionality is supported for evaluation purposes but is unwarranted and is not supported in production environments or any environment that you plan to push to production. Informatica intends to include the preview functionality in an upcoming release for production use, but might choose not to in accordance with changing market or technical circumstances. For more information, contact Informatica Global Customer Support.
    1Click New.
    The New Asset dialog box appears.
    2Select Model as the asset type that you want to create.
    3Click Reference Data, and then click Create.
    The Reference Data dialog box appears.
    4Specify the reference data properties.
    Property
    Description
    Display Name
    Required. Name of the reference data that you want to appear in the Business 360 applications.
    Note: You can view the reference data in Reference 360. You can't change the display name from Reference 360.
    Internal ID
    Required. Unique identifier of the reference data, limited to a maximum of 45 characters. You can use alphanumeric characters and underscores. After you save an asset, you can't edit the internal ID.
    Note: You can't specify internal IDs for existing reference data.
    Description
    Optional. A description of the reference data.
    Location
    Required. Project or folder within which you want to save the reference data.
    5Click OK.
    The reference data is created and the Summary page appears.
    6Optionally, define a dependent reference data structure that depends on code values in another reference data.
    1. aSelect Dependent.
    2. bIn the Parent Reference Data field, click the asset picker.
      3. The Select an Asset dialog box appears.
    3. cSelect a parent reference data asset, and click Select.
    7Click Save.
You can use the reference data when you configure picklists in business entities.
For more information about adding reference data to a picklist field, see Add a picklist.