Linking Business Glossary Terms to Global Objects
You can link business terms in the Informatica Business Glossary to TDM global objects such as policies, data domains, masking rules, and generation rules. A business term includes the business definition and examples of how to use the business term. Use this to store information that users can look up from one central location. When you link a business term to a TDM object, you can view the TDM object when you select the business term in the Analyst tool.
View business terms linked to objects from the Policies view. You must configure an Analyst Service in the Test Data Manager Service properties to view or link business terms with TDM objects.
When you select an object from the Policies view, a list of business terms linked to the object appears in the Linked Business Terms tab. The list displays the term, the name of the glossary that the term belongs to, and a description.
You can add and remove business term links to objects from the Policies view. Click the business term link in the Linked Business Terms tab to view the business term in the Analyst tool.
If you delete a TDM object that has a business term linked to it, you delete the link to the business term. If you edit the name of a linked TDM object, the edit reflects in the glossary. If you delete a business term from a glossary, you delete the object link to the business term.
Linking a Business Term to an Object
You can link business terms to an object on which you have Manage privileges.
Perform the following steps to link a business term to a TDM global object.
1. To access the Policies view, click Policies.
2. Select the policy, data domain, masking rule, or generation rule to which you want to link a business term.
3. Click Add on the Linked Business Terms tab. The Link Asset to Business Term page opens.
4. Select the glossary from which you want to select a business term. A list of business terms in the glossary appears.
5. Select the terms that you want to link to the object and then click OK. The business terms appear in the list of linked business terms.
Deleting a Business Term Link to an Object
You can delete a business term link to objects on which you have Manage privileges. You can delete the link from Test Data Manager or from the Business Glossary UI.
Perform the following steps to delete a business term link to a TDM global object from Test Data Manager.
1. To access the Policies view, click Policies.
2. Select the policy, data domain, masking rule, or generation rule that you want to edit. The list of business terms linked to the object appears in the Linked Business Terms tab.
3. Select the business term that you want to delete.
4. Click Delete on the Linked Business Terms tab. A confirmation page opens.
5. Click Yes to confirm the deletion. TDM deletes the link to the object and updates the Linked Business Terms tab.