A glossary model is a model that describes the names and
abbreviations that an organization allows for data objects. A glossary
model also defines prime words (such as Employee or Company), class
words (such as Name or Employee ID), and modifiers (such as First
or Annual).
You can use a glossary model in the following ways:
- During the analysis of a data model, to determine whether the
model adheres to naming standards
- During data model object modification in the Properties view,
to provide content assistance when specifying object names
- During
the creation of a mapping model, to allow the discover function to
more easily relate source and target elements
- During data model transformation, to determine how to name transformed
data objects
In addition to glossary model entries, data object naming standards
are specified on the Preferences page. These preferences
are also used during data model analysis.
Using the workbench, you can:
- Create a glossary model by using a template
- Create a blank glossary model
- Copy and paste glossary model definitions from other Windows® based spreadsheet programs, such
as Microsoft® Word or Microsoft Excel
- Import
glossary metadata to the workbench by using the WebSphere® MetaBroker® for Rational® Data
Architect
Glossary models are stored in data design projects. You can share
one glossary model among multiple data design projects. A glossary
model file has the extension *.ndm.