Object identity is important part of EID specification. It indicates what part of the incoming metadata should be used to identify the object in that domain, now and in the future.
Every object can have multiple identification numbers like GUIDs that are understood by a given external system. It gives HDC the ability to recognize the object should an update be sent in the next data exchange session.
Object Identity (TOBIS) tab
TOBIS (Tessel OBject Identity Server) is a tool to handle GUIDs and other IDs of the same object in different data sources (External Domains).
Object Identity tab allows user to select object fields that act as a GUID or ID in external domain. This information will be used to match objects or find objects based on external identity fields.
There are two panels on this tab:
- Object Classes panel
- Identity Fields panel
Object Classes panel
This panel contains list of object classes defined in this external domain. To define object classes in selected external domain use Object Classes tab.
Identity Fields panel
On this panel one can add or delete identity fields.
Add identity field
To add identity field:
- Press Add button. Select Identity field dialog box will appear on the screen:
- Select identity field you want to add from list of fields defined for selected object class.
- Accept selection.
To add multiple identity fields repeat this task.
Delete identity field
To delete identity field:
- Select identity field on the list.
- Click Delete button.
Please note that Delete button will remove field from list of external indentity fields, but will not delete this field from list of fields for this object class.