Entity types

Entity types define the structural and behavioral categories used throughout AnalyticsCreator. They describe how connectors, sources, tables, transformations, packages, scripts, schemas, and historization options are classified and handled within the generated data warehouse model.

Use this section to understand the available entity type groups and navigate to the appropriate reference area for your modeling and execution scenario.

Available entity type groups

Connector types

Defines how AnalyticsCreator connects to source systems and external providers.

  • Relational databases
  • Files and cloud storage
  • SAP and service-based interfaces

Open Connector Types

Source types

Defines how source data is read and what technical form the source object takes.

  • Table and view sources
  • Query-based sources
  • SAP source patterns

Open Source Types

Table types

Defines how tables behave in staging, historization, dimensional models, and Data Vault models.

  • Import, historized, and persisting tables
  • Dimension and fact tables
  • DataVault hubs, links, and satellites

Open Table Types

Transformation types

Defines how transformation logic is generated, maintained, or executed.

  • Regular and datamart transformations
  • Manual, script, and external logic
  • Union and connector-related transformations

Open Transformation types

Join historization types

Defines how historical validity is handled when joining historized structures.

  • Current-state and full history joins
  • Historical from and historical to behavior
  • Historization-aware join options

Open Join historization types

Package types

Defines the execution units used for loading, historization, persisting, orchestration, and external processing.

  • Import and workflow packages
  • Historization and persisting packages
  • Script, export, and external packages

Open Package types

SQL script types

Defines when custom SQL scripts are executed within creation, workflow, deployment, and repository-extension processes.

  • Pre and post creation
  • Pre and post workflow
  • Pre and post deployment, repository extension

Open SQL Script Types

Schema types

Defines the structural layers used in the generated warehouse architecture.

  • Staging and persisted staging
  • Transformation and core
  • Datamart layer

Open Schema Types

How to use this section

Each subsection focuses on one entity type group and explains the available options within that area.

  • Use Connector types and Source types for source integration topics
  • Use Table types, Schema types, and Transformation types for warehouse modeling topics
  • Use Join historization types for historized join behavior
  • Use Package types and SQL script types for execution and lifecycle-related topics

Key takeaway

Entity types define the major structural and behavioral categories used in AnalyticsCreator and provide the reference model for connectors, sources, tables, transformations, execution units, scripts, and schemas.