Creating a New Table Population
A Table Population can be created by:
Dragging the table from the LU Schema DB Objects tab into the LU schema working area to create the LU table including its Table Population object.
Creating an LU table using the New Table from SQL Based DB Query or New Table from SQL Based Root Function options in the LU Schema window to create the LU table including its Table Population object.
Using the Auto Discovery Wizard to automatically create the LU table and a DB query population for each LU table.
From the Project Tree -> Logical Units -> [Name of Logical Unit] -> Tables -> right click on the [Table Name], and select New Table Population.
From the Project Tree -> Implementation -> Logical Units/Data Products -> [Name of Logical Unit] -> Tables -> right click on the [Table Name], and select New Population.
LU tables can be populated by either a DB query or a Root function source object. To decide which source object to use, refer to the comparison analysis of Table Population Source Object Types.
A source object can return one or many records whereby each output record is mapped and populated into a target LU table. Note that a Table Population can extract data from other LU tables in the same Logical Unit. It is recommended to always check the execution order of a source table’s population objects to verify that the source LU tables are populated before the target LU table. For example, the SUBSCRIBER LU table must be populated before the OFFER LU table to enable populating the OFFER LU table based on data from the SUBSCRIBER LU table.
When an LU table has two populations, a second Table Population can extract data from the same LU table. For example, the ADDRESS LU table has two Table Populations:
- Population 1 extracts data from the CRM DB.
- Population 2 extracts data from the ADDRESS LU table that has been inserted by Population 1.
Click for more information about Creating Table Population Objects.
How Do I Create a New Table Population From a DB Query?
- Go to Project Tree > Logical Units > [LU Name].
- Click Tables, right click [Table Name] > New Table Population to open the working area for creating the mapping.
- Click the Objects tab in the right panel of the Table Population working area.
- Click Databases to display the list of interfaces defined in the project or a built-in Fabric interface.
- Double-click on the required table name or drag it into the working area.
- Click Create as DB Query to create the DB query source object in the working area.
- Optional: use the Edit Query option to edit the input query via the Query Builder, for example, to choose specific columns or conditions in SQL statements. Do either:
- Click the source object, then go to the Properties tab > Edit Query in the right panel of the working area.
- Double click the source object.
- To connect the source object to the target LU table, right click the DB Query object and either:
- Click Auto Connect to Table.
- Connect the fields manually.
How Do I Create a New Table Population From a Root Function?
- Go to Project Tree > Logical Units > [LU Name].
- Click Tables, right click [Table Name] > New Table Population to open the working area for creating the mapping.
- Click the Objects tab in the right panel of the Table Population working area.
- Click Root Functions and do either:
- Select an existing Root function and drag it into the working area.
- Click Create New Root Function.
- Right click the source object and do either:
- Check Auto Connect to Table.
- Connect the fields manually.
How Do I Create a Population Based on a Broadway Flow?
The starting points for creating a population based on a Broadway flow are:
- Auto Discovery Wizard, check the Table population based Broadway flow checkbox in step 2 of the Wizard.
- LU Schema window, either:
- Right click and select New table from SQL based Broadway flow.
- Drag a DB table and select Create table based Broadway flow.
- Project Tree, right click a table object and select Create Table Population based Broadway Flow.
- Reference, right click and select Create References from DB tables.
The population is created as a template with predefined Stages and designated Actors. When creating a flow from the Auto Discovery Wizard or from the LU Schema, the input fields, interface, and SQL statement are added automatically based on the selected table's fields. Complete the missing information and if needed, update the flow and then connect the table population to the LU hierarchy via the LU Schema window.
Note that for the population to be effective on the server side, LU deployment is required. When running in debug mode, the deployment to debug is performed automatically.
Click for more information about deployment from the Fabric Studio.
How Do I Create a Population Flow?
When the LU Schema is created, each LU table is created with a population flow.
Do the following steps if an additional population flow is needed for an LU table:
- Go to Project Tree > Implementation > Logical Units/Data Products > [LU Name].
- Click Tables, right click [Table Name] > New Population.
- Type the name of the new population in the box, then click Enter.
- The population template opens with predefined Stages and designated Actors.
- Complete the missing information such as input arguments, DB interface, then save the flow.
- In the LU Schema window connect the table population to the LU hierarchy.
Note that for the population to be effective on the server side, LU deployment is required. When running in debug mode, the deployment to debug is performed automatically.
Creating a New Table Population
A Table Population can be created by:
Dragging the table from the LU Schema DB Objects tab into the LU schema working area to create the LU table including its Table Population object.
Creating an LU table using the New Table from SQL Based DB Query or New Table from SQL Based Root Function options in the LU Schema window to create the LU table including its Table Population object.
Using the Auto Discovery Wizard to automatically create the LU table and a DB query population for each LU table.
From the Project Tree -> Logical Units -> [Name of Logical Unit] -> Tables -> right click on the [Table Name], and select New Table Population.
From the Project Tree -> Implementation -> Logical Units/Data Products -> [Name of Logical Unit] -> Tables -> right click on the [Table Name], and select New Population.
LU tables can be populated by either a DB query or a Root function source object. To decide which source object to use, refer to the comparison analysis of Table Population Source Object Types.
A source object can return one or many records whereby each output record is mapped and populated into a target LU table. Note that a Table Population can extract data from other LU tables in the same Logical Unit. It is recommended to always check the execution order of a source table’s population objects to verify that the source LU tables are populated before the target LU table. For example, the SUBSCRIBER LU table must be populated before the OFFER LU table to enable populating the OFFER LU table based on data from the SUBSCRIBER LU table.
When an LU table has two populations, a second Table Population can extract data from the same LU table. For example, the ADDRESS LU table has two Table Populations:
- Population 1 extracts data from the CRM DB.
- Population 2 extracts data from the ADDRESS LU table that has been inserted by Population 1.
Click for more information about Creating Table Population Objects.
How Do I Create a New Table Population From a DB Query?
- Go to Project Tree > Logical Units > [LU Name].
- Click Tables, right click [Table Name] > New Table Population to open the working area for creating the mapping.
- Click the Objects tab in the right panel of the Table Population working area.
- Click Databases to display the list of interfaces defined in the project or a built-in Fabric interface.
- Double-click on the required table name or drag it into the working area.
- Click Create as DB Query to create the DB query source object in the working area.
- Optional: use the Edit Query option to edit the input query via the Query Builder, for example, to choose specific columns or conditions in SQL statements. Do either:
- Click the source object, then go to the Properties tab > Edit Query in the right panel of the working area.
- Double click the source object.
- To connect the source object to the target LU table, right click the DB Query object and either:
- Click Auto Connect to Table.
- Connect the fields manually.
How Do I Create a New Table Population From a Root Function?
- Go to Project Tree > Logical Units > [LU Name].
- Click Tables, right click [Table Name] > New Table Population to open the working area for creating the mapping.
- Click the Objects tab in the right panel of the Table Population working area.
- Click Root Functions and do either:
- Select an existing Root function and drag it into the working area.
- Click Create New Root Function.
- Right click the source object and do either:
- Check Auto Connect to Table.
- Connect the fields manually.
How Do I Create a Population Based on a Broadway Flow?
The starting points for creating a population based on a Broadway flow are:
- Auto Discovery Wizard, check the Table population based Broadway flow checkbox in step 2 of the Wizard.
- LU Schema window, either:
- Right click and select New table from SQL based Broadway flow.
- Drag a DB table and select Create table based Broadway flow.
- Project Tree, right click a table object and select Create Table Population based Broadway Flow.
- Reference, right click and select Create References from DB tables.
The population is created as a template with predefined Stages and designated Actors. When creating a flow from the Auto Discovery Wizard or from the LU Schema, the input fields, interface, and SQL statement are added automatically based on the selected table's fields. Complete the missing information and if needed, update the flow and then connect the table population to the LU hierarchy via the LU Schema window.
Note that for the population to be effective on the server side, LU deployment is required. When running in debug mode, the deployment to debug is performed automatically.
Click for more information about deployment from the Fabric Studio.
How Do I Create a Population Flow?
When the LU Schema is created, each LU table is created with a population flow.
Do the following steps if an additional population flow is needed for an LU table:
- Go to Project Tree > Implementation > Logical Units/Data Products > [LU Name].
- Click Tables, right click [Table Name] > New Population.
- Type the name of the new population in the box, then click Enter.
- The population template opens with predefined Stages and designated Actors.
- Complete the missing information such as input arguments, DB interface, then save the flow.
- In the LU Schema window connect the table population to the LU hierarchy.
Note that for the population to be effective on the server side, LU deployment is required. When running in debug mode, the deployment to debug is performed automatically.
