Create an Entity (Master Data Services)
In Master Data Services, create an entity to contain members and their attributes.
To perform this procedure:
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You must have permission to access the System Administration functional area.
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You must be a model administrator. For more information, see Administrators (Master Data Services).
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A model must exist. For more information, see Create a Model (Master Data Services).
To create an entity
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In Master Data Manager, click System Administration.
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On the Model View page, from the menu bar, point to Manage and click Entities.
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On the Entity Maintenance page, from the Model list, select a model.
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Click Add entity.
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In the Entity name box, type the name of the entity.
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In the Name for staging tables box, type a name for the staging table.
Tip
Use the model name as part of the staging table name, for example Modelname_Entityname. This makes the tables easier to find in the database. For more information about the staging tables, see Importing Data (Master Data Services).
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Optional. Select the Create Code values automatically check box. For more information, see Automatic Code Creation (Master Data Services).
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From the Enable explicit hierarchies and collections list, select one of the following options:
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No. Select this option if you do not need to enable the entity for explicit hierarchies and collections. You can change this later if needed.
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Yes. Select this option when you want to enable the entity for explicit hierarchies and collections. In the Explicit hierarchy name box, type a name. Optionally, select Mandatory hierarchy (all leaf members are included to make the explicit hierarchy a mandatory hierarchy.
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Click Save entity.
