Understanding Data (Table Information)
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    Understanding Data (Table Information)

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    Table Information allows you to edit the metadata associated with a table and view previews and renditions of the table.

    In Table Information, you can switch between screens with the following four tabs.

    • Table Information
      • You can view and edit metadata in the table.
    • Column Information
      • You can view and edit the metadata for each column associated with the table.
      • View summary statistics and data previews.
      • Reference relationships between columns can be set manually.
    • preview
      • You can see a preview of the table.
      • Summary statistics for each column can be viewed.
    • column lineage
      • Visual confirmation of column linage.

    Common screen

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    1. table name

    The table name (physical name) is displayed.

    2. logical name

    The logical name of the table is displayed.
    If no logical name is defined, nothing is displayed.
    For more information about logical names, see logical names.

    3. favorite button

    Tables can be registered as favorites.
    Tables registered as favorites are stored in the favorites in the table list.

    4. query button

    Launch Queriedita.
    The table opened in the Table Info tab will be launched with the FROM clause specified.

    5. screen switching

    Switches the screen to be displayed.

    6. table list

    The table list is displayed.
    Select the table for which you wish to edit or reference metadata.
    Entering a filter will narrow the table.

    Table Information

    Displays metadata about the table.
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    1. basic metadata

    You can enter a logical name and****description.
    We recommend that you enter information that will help identify the asset in the logical name and descriptive information about the asset in the description.
    For more information about logical names, see logical names.

    Related ETL Configuration and Data Mart

    For tables that have been transferred or loaded using TROCCO, information on the ETL Configuration or Data Mart Configuration used will be displayed.
    Clicking on the link will bring up the ETL Configuration Details screen.

    2. link to column reference list

    Clicking on the link will display a list of Column Setting references defined in the table in question.

    User-defined metadata

    Customers can enter and edit their own metadata in fields previously created in the template for user-defined metadata.

    Metadata about the datastore

    This metadata is obtained as a side effect of the automatic asset capture function.
    Depending on your data store, the metadata items retrieved will vary.
    For details on the metadata obtained from each data store, please refer to the list of metadata to be obtained.

    Metadata about the data source

    Metadata automatically acquired by the automatic metadata acquisition function.
    For more information on the conditions under which this item appears, please refer to the metadata about the data source.

    Column Information

    Lists the columns contained in the table.
    Click Details to view metadata about the column.
    Click Add Column Reference to manually Column Setting.

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    column item of column information

    By default, three column items are displayed: column name, data type, and logical name.
    The column items to be displayed in the column information can be set in the TROCCO Basic Metadata Settings.

    Column Information Details

    Clicking on the details of each column will display metadata about the column in question.
    Summary statistics and data previews are also available.

    Summary statistics and data preview not available

    Both summary statistics and data previews are treated as real data.
    See Real Data for more information on the definition of real data and viewing privileges.

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    Manual Column Setting

    Relationships between columns can be set manually.
    Click on Add Column Reference.
    Select the table and column names for which you want to set up relationships and click Create.

    What is a column reference?

    A column reference refers to the correspondence between columns.
    Tables with Column Setting can be JOIN analyzed in the ER Diagram.

    preview

    Displays a preview of the table. You can also check the data type of each column and summary statistics.
    Sorting and filtering functions are also supported.

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    If you cannot view the preview

    Previews are treated as real data.
    See Real Data for more information on the definition of real data and viewing privileges.

    Warning about preview
    • Sort and filter functions cannot be combined for multiple columns.
    • The filter function is not available for columns with more than 200 unique values.
    • Previews cannot be displayed for BigQuery views.

    column lineage

    Displays the generation path of the columns contained in the table.
    Clicking on a column highlights the columns that are connected to that column and their paths.

    Warning about column linage

    Column linage will appear only for tables that satisfy both of the following conditions

    • The table was generated using TROCCO's data mart feature.
    • Data Transfer Mode is used as the query execution mode for Data Mart Configuration.
      • Column linage is not displayed for tables generated using free description mode.
    Type of line connecting columns

    There are two types of lines: dotted and solid.

    • A solid line means that the data was generated as is, without processing.
    • A dotted line means that processed data has been generated.

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    By default, the linage is displayed with this table as the end point.
    To switch the display to the linage starting from this table, click the icon in the red frame below.
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