Data Sources Overview

Data sources are used to import data into repositories, identify records to create subsets and transform data. Data sources model external sources of information, such as any file that you want to upload.

Data sources can be used to:

  • Imports record into repositories.
  • List to define a subset.
  • List of valid values for validation and cleansing.
  • Input to data validation rules and so on.

The Data Source Designer is based on TIBCO Business Studio and integrated in Repository Designer. The Data Source Designer provide TIBCO MDM specific Data Source editor through which you can design and edit your data source model. Data Sources are in .ds format, contained in a special folder in TIBCO MDM Studio called "Datasources".