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Data Asset

What is a Data Asset?

There are two types of Data Models within Mauro Data Mapper:

A Data Asset contains existing data. This can be in the form of a database, dataset or a number of completed forms.

How are Data Assets used?

A Data Model which is a Data Asset is represented by a database icon, as shown below. This helps to quickly identify the type of Data Model in the Model Tree.

Data Asset icon

Data Assets may also include summary metadata within its properties and its data can also be populated from other Data Assets via a Dataflow.

Selecting a Data Model type

You will need to assign a Data Model type whenever you are adding or importing a Data Model.

When adding a Data Model, select the type from the dropdown menu on the 'Data Model Details form'. For further information on this, visit our 'Create a Data Model user guide'.

Data Type dropdown menu on Data Model details form

When importing a Data Model using Excel, you will need to specify the type in the relevant column of the Data Model listing sheet. For further information on this, please see our 'Import a Data Model from Excel user guide'.