Table Data Sets, MDM Dictionaries, Composite MDM Dictionaries, Automatic Cubes and Time Series Databases: Update manager

The top of the dialog box displays the type of the added object, its name and identifier.

Partial Object Update

One can add table fields/single records and MDM dictionary and composite MDM dictionary elements/attributes to update.

To determine whether the object is partially updated, the Transfer Data column displays the Partial value during creating and opening ready update:

There are alternative methods of adding attributes/elements of the MDM dictionary and composite MDM dictionary opened for edit:

Adding an attribute to update is available only in the desktop application.

To add an attribute to update:

Go to the Description > Attributes tab.
Select the Add to Update item in the selected attribute's context menu.
Set dictionary update options in the Add to Update dialog box if the dictionary has not been added to the update before. If the dictionary has been already included in the update, it is not necessary to set up options again on adding new elements.

After executing the operations the selected attribute is added to the update.

Deleting attribute from update is available only in the desktop application.

To delete attribute from update:

Go to the Description > Attributes tab.
Select the Delete from Update item in the selected attribute's context menu.

After executing the operations the selected attribute is deleted from the update.

To add an element to update:

In the web application select the Add to Update item in the selected element's context menu.
In the desktop application:

Go to the Dictionary Elements/Composite Dictionary Elements tab.
Select one of the options of adding element to update, depending on the presence of child elements:

Select the Add to Update item in the element's context menu if the selected element does not have child elements.
Select the Add to Update > Without Child Objects context menu item to add the object without its child objects.
Select the Add to Update > With Child Objects context menu item to add the object with its child objects.

Set dictionary update options in the Add to Update dialog box if the dictionary has not been included in the update before. If the dictionary has been already included in the update, it is not necessary to set up options again on adding new elements.

After executing the operations the selected element is added to the update.

To delete element from update:

In the web application select the Delete from Update item in the selected element's context menu.
In the desktop application:

Go to the Dictionary Elements tab.
Select the Delete from Update item in the selected element's context menu.

After executing the operations the selected element is deleted from the update.

NOTE. If parent element is deleted from the update, its child elements remain in the update. To delete child elements from the update, select the Delete from Update item in the child elements' context menu.

Features of Time Series Database Update

Depending on the value determined in the Pre-Cleaning of Objects Depending by the Contents option for the Update Objects root element, on updating a time series database different metadata is updated: