| Task |
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| Open the Ellie Metadata reference |
- Open the “Ellie metadata cheat sheet” and keep it available.
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| Start Ellie |
- Log in to your Ellie account.
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| Create new Model for Person and Gender |
- Click the + sign in the Models section of Ellie to create a new model.
- Name the model PersMaster person register (RM) and click Create.
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| Create class Person |
- Add a new entity to the model using the Glossary search function: write the name of the entity to be added (Person) and click Create Person. The Person entity will then appear in the list below.
- Drag the Person entity to the model / diagram canvas.
- Right-click on the Person entity and set its Entity type to Master.
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| Add Person attributes |
- Double-click the Person entity.
- Activate the Attributes tab.
- Click Edit.
- On the line labeled +New attribute, write Person Id and press tab (or click to the right of the field) so that the value registers and the entire edit row becomes visible.
- In the Data Type field, write hetu.
- Similarly, add the following attributes / data types
- Last name / lastname
- First names / firstnames
- Nickname / firstname
- Date of birth / birthdate
- Set Date of birth’s Rate of change to Never by adding the line Rate of change=Never; to the Notes field of the attribute. The parameter value can also be copied from the Ellie Metadata reference, from the Property Metadata Values section.
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| Set Person metadata |
- Click the Metadata tab.
- Copy the entity template metadata for Master entities into the metadata text field.
- Set Implement to true.
- Set Key to Person Id.
- In the Ellie title bar, click on the model name to return to the diagram.
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| Create class Gender |
- Write Gender in the Glossary search box, then click Create Gender.
- Drag the newly created Gender entity to the model.
- Right-click on the Gender entity and set its Entity type to Reference.
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| Add Gender attributes |
- Double-click the Gender entity.
- Click the Attributes tab.
- Click Edit.
- Add the following attributes / data types
- Code / code
- Name / name
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| Set Gender metadata |
- Click the Metadata tab
- Copy the entity template metadata for Reference entities into the metadata text field.
- Set Implement to true.
- Set Key to Code.
- In the Ellie title bar, click on the model name to return to the diagram.
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| Create relation between Person and Gender |
- Move the mouse near the middle of the edge of the Gender entity, and when a circle is shown, press the left mouse button, drag towards the middle of the edge of the Person entity and release when a circle appears.
- Adjust the relation type of the Gender side of the relation so that it signifies a mandatory singular relation (a single short line crossing the association line). Do this by right-clicking the end of the relation.
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| Set the Person.Gender association end’s Rate of change to Never. |
This feature is not yet supported by Ellie. |
| Create a report for exporting the model |
- Go to the Ellie home page by clicking either the company name or the Ellie logo in the Ellie toolbar.
- Click View all reports.
- Click Create report.
- Name the report DemoDW export.
- Under the Which models should be part of this report? prompt, write PersMaster and select the newly created model from the list that appears.
- Click Create report.
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| Export the model. |
- Click Export.
- From the popup menu, select Export entities.
- Repeat for Export attributes and Export relations.
- Each export results in a ellie-report-DemoDW-Export*.csv file containing the partial model export. Copy or move these to your working directory. After this, D# Engine will read them when opened the next time.
- Remove any previous copies of the export files from your working directory.
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