Managing data models

To define an Optim™ interoperability model or process a data management service request, you must use a logical data model to define the source or target data. The logical data model must include metadata that identifies a database connection.

If a logical model does not contain connection information, you can provide the information when you define a data management service or convert the model to an Optim logical data model.

An Optim logical data model is a logical data model that includes a data access plan. A data access plan includes policies for selecting and masking data.

You can create an Optim logical data model by doing one of the following actions: