Data Collections are generated from within the Control Conversion Template view using configured adapter bindings that define the relationships between an Excel Data Source file and its data tables and a Control Binding Template file that specifies how Data Source column data is mapped to PKS based configuration properties.
Generating a Data Collection
To execute a Data Collection task click the button in the Control Conversion Template view. The Data Collection generation task will use the data configured in the Control Conversion Template to analyze and display Control strategies and their Parameter data that has been detected as changed or new.
Working with the Data Collection View
The Data Collection view contains the scope of entities and their parameters that are used in a Workflow Control Conversion task for bulk Build/Edit type operations.
The Data Collection view organizes its collected data into New and Existing categories in the TreeView located in the left pane view. You can view the parameter data in the ListView located in the right pane view by selecting one or more entities as show below. Parameter items that have their Enabled state checked are chosen for processing during a Control Conversion task execution. You can choose to enable/disable both entities and Parameter items by checking/unchecking the checkboxes for the Entity item and/or its Parameter items.
When a Data Collection view is used in a Control Conversion task any Parameter items that were enabled for processing will be time stamped to indicate the status of its conversion and the time it occurred as indicated in the bottom example image view.
Options
Show only enabled parameter values - Use this option to filter the Parameter ListView such that only items that have their Enabled state checked will be displayed.
Compare values using case sensitivity - Use this option to determine how Parameter value case sensitivity is used when comparing string type values.
Show Messages = Use this option to display messages associated with the entities that were generated during the Data Collection .
Status
The status of a Data Collection indicates when it was used during the execution of a Workflow Control Conversion task.
Examples
Below are examples of a Data Collection that has been generated from a set of Control Conversion Template Adapter bindings showing it pre-execution status, the status after the Data Collection has been executed in a Workflow Manager Conversion Activity, and the History collected for the task execution.
This Data Collection was used in a Control Conversion task where its Parameter items that were enabled for processing were time stamped to indicate the status of its conversion and the time it occurred
All Bulk Build/Edit tasks that have been executed through the Workflow Manager maintain History for all Entity related parameter changes.
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