Import Type Overview

Import Type	Description	Module/Template
4	Administered item import	ISO 11179 Template
5	Permissible value import	ISO 11179 Template
6	Classification Scheme Item import	ISO 11179 Template
10	Dictionary import into system tables	Metamap Dictionary Import
11	Primary key constraints import into system constraints	Metamap Dictionary Import
12	Foreign key constraints into system constraints	Metamap Dictionary Import
13	Unique constraints into system constraints	Metamap Dictionary Import
14	Dictionary import into system columns	Metamap Dictionary Import

Parameter	Description
Internal ID	Internally generated sequence number.
Parameter Acronym	Applicable for import type 10, 11, and 12 only. Defaults to Parameter Name for other import types. Must be a valid JDBC property name for database metadata load. If added for file-based import, set it to $$$.
Parameter Name	Name of the attribute to be mapped that displays on the Mapping screen. Must be unique within the import type.
Table Name	Table in which to persist the imported value. Saved in uppercase.
Column Name	Column name in which to persist the imported values. Saved in uppercase.
Import Type	As described above.
Parameter Type	O. User-defined properties C. Properties that should not be changed.
Related Table Name	Defined if the value must be translated from a description into an identifier or code.
Related Column Name	The column from which to retrieve the value to translate from a description into an identifier or code.
Related Column Decode Column	If the value is translated from a description to an identifier or code, this identifies the column in the related table to which the description must be matched.
Sort Order	Applicable for import type 10, 11, and 12 only and for remote data dictionary loads only. Sort order as prescribed in the JDBC standard.