Import

Overview

Import is a dataflow diagram relationship that shows where data enters AnalyticsCreator from a defined source and is loaded into a warehouse table. Use it to review which source provides the data, which target table receives it, and which package performs the load.

Function

An Import flow connects a source object to the target table created or loaded from that source. In the diagram, the import relationship makes the inbound data path visible beside the rest of the warehouse flow so you can see the source, table, and execution package together.

From a source node, the diagram menu can start a new import. Existing import relationships can be opened from the import marker or from the navigation tree, where the relationship is listed as a source-to-table entry.

Use the Import diagram view when checking inbound data movement: whether the expected source feeds the table, which package runs the load, and whether the imported table is connected to the correct layer, schema, and downstream objects.

Access

Open the dataflow diagram from the DWH area, then find the source, target table, or import relationship you want to review. Import entries are also available from the Packages branch and from schemas that contain import definitions.

How to access

Packages -> Import, or Schema -> Import -> open an import definition

Toolbar

ETL -> List -> Imports, or ETL -> List -> Packages

Diagram

Dataflow diagram -> source node -> Add -> Import

Visual element

Import relationship or import package marker -> double-click

Screen overview

IDPropertyDescription
1Import relationshipShows the inbound data movement from a source object to the target warehouse table.
2Source objectIdentifies the source definition that supplies the rows and columns for the import.
3Target tableIdentifies the warehouse table that receives the imported data.
4Import package markerShows the package responsible for executing the import load.
5Directional arrowShows the flow from the source object toward the target table.
6Add importStarts the import creation flow from the selected source node.
7Edit importOpens the definition for an existing import relationship.
8Locate in treeSelects the related object in the navigation tree.
9Set diagram filterFilters the diagram to the selected object and its connected import flow.
10Add to diagram filterAdds the selected object to the current diagram filter without replacing the existing filter.
11Refresh sourceRefreshes source information before reviewing or maintaining the import flow.
12Preview dataOpens a preview for the selected source or table when preview is available.
13Double-clickOpens the import definition when the clicked marker represents an import relationship.

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