Importing/Exporting Data

Constraints

• Before importing tables/entities in ER modeling, and dimensions, fact tables, and summary tables in dimensional modeling, ensure that a data connection has been created in Management Center and is available.
• Time filters, and data in the Review Center and Configuration Center cannot be imported or exported. You must synchronize them manually before migrating other data.
• The maximum size of a file to be imported is 4 MB. A maximum of 3,000 metrics can be imported. A maximum of 500 tables can be exported at a time.

Importing a Table to a Logical Model

1. On the DataArts Architecture page, choose Models > ER Modeling in the left navigation pane.
2. On the model overview page, click the card of the target logical model, select an object in the subject directory, and choose More > Import.
3. In the dialog box displayed, click ER Modeling Template.
   Figure 1 Import Table dialog box
   

   Table 1 Parameters for importing a table

   Parameter	Description
   Update Table	Whether to update the existing table if the table to be imported already exists in the ER model. The system determines whether the table to import exists in the ER model based on the table code. The import operation can be used to create a table or update an existing table. It does not delete a table. The options are as follows: No: If you select this option, the existing tables will not be updated. Yes: If you select this option, the existing tables will be updated. If a table is in the Published state, you must publish the table again after updating it so that the updated table can take effect.
   Upload File	Select the file to import. You can use either of the following methods to obtain the file to import: Downloading the ER modeling template and fill in the template In the Import Table dialog box, click ER Modeling Template to download the template, fill in the template, and save the settings. Exporting tables to files You can export the lookup tables created in DataArts Architecture of a DataArts Studio instance to an Excel file. Then, import the Excel file. See Exporting a Table or DDL for details.

4. Open the downloaded template, set the parameters in the template, and save the template. The Description sheet in the template is for reference only.

   Parameters whose names start with an asterisk (*) are mandatory, and other parameters are optional.

   The table below describes the parameters in the Tables sheet.

   Table 2 Parameters in the Tables sheet

   Parameter	Description
   Subject	Enter the encoding paths of existing subjects, which are separated by slashes (/). If no subject is available, create one by referring to Designing Subjects.
   *Logical Entity Name	It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: ()-_
   *Table Name	Name of the table. Table codes cannot start with numbers. Only letters, numbers, and the following special characters are allowed: _${}
   Table Alias	Alias of a table. This parameter is displayed when you have enabled Table Alias on the Configuration Center page.
   Table Tags	Tags to be added to the table. Enter an existing or a new tag. You can add a tag on the Tags page of DataArts Catalog and go back to this page to select the tag. For details on how to add a tag, see Tags.
   *Table Description	A description of the table.
   Owner	You can enter an owner name or select an existing owner in the current workspace of the DataArts Studio instance.
   Parent Table	You can enter only the names of other tables in this template.
   DWS DISTRIBUTE BY	This field is required only for DWS data connections. The HASH (attribute name) and REPLICATION modes are supported.
   *Field Name	The name of a field in the table. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: ()-_
   Field Code	The code of the field in the table. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and underscores (_) are allowed.
   Code	Code of an attribute field in a table, which is automatically generated by the system
   Field Alias	Alias of a field. This parameter is displayed when you have enabled Field Alias on the Configuration Center page.
   Field Ordinal	Sequence number of the field in the table. The value starts from 1. This parameter is optional. If this parameter is left blank, fields are sorted in the sequence in the template by default.
   Field Description	A description of the field.
   *Field Data Type	Data type of the logical model. For details, see the DEFAULT group in Field Types.
   Field Data Length	Data length. For a variable-length data type, specify the data length if a data connection type supports the data length. For example, for the DWS data connection type, if the field type is CHAR(10), set Field Data Type to CHAR and Field Data Length to 10.
   Partition	The value Y indicates that the field is a partition field, and the value N indicates that the field is not a partition field.
   Primary Key	The value Y indicates that the field is a primary key, and the value N indicates that the field is not a primary key.
   Not Null	The value Y indicates that the field is not empty, and the value N indicates that the field can be empty.
   Associate Data Standard	The code of the data standard to be associated. If no data standard is available, create one. See Creating Data Standards for details.
   Field Tags	Tags to add to the field. Enter an existing tag or a new tag.. You can add a tag on the Tags page of DataArts Catalog and go back to this page to select the tag. For details on how to add a tag, see Tags.
   configs	Enter the name and value of the custom item in Advanced Settings.

5. The table below describes the parameters in the Relations sheet.

   Table 3 Parameters in the Relations sheet

   Parameter	Description
   Relation Name	Name of the relation. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: ()-_
   *Child Table	Name of the child table in the relationship
   *Child Table Field	Name of a field in the child table in the relationship. The field must be a foreign key of the child table and mapped to the primary key of the parent table.
   *Child to Parent	Mapping of a child table to a parent table. The following values are available: 1: Each piece of data in the child table corresponds to only one piece of data in the parent table. 0,1: Each piece of data in the child table corresponds to at most one piece of data in the parent table. 0..n: One piece of data in the child table corresponds to multiple pieces of data in the parent table. 1..n: Each piece of data in the child table corresponds to at least one piece of data in the parent table.
   *Parent to Child	Mapping of a parent table to a child table. The following values are available: 1: Each piece of data in the parent table corresponds to only one piece of data in the child table. 0,1: Each piece of data in the parent table corresponds to at most one piece of data in the child table. 0..n: One piece of data in the parent table corresponds to multiple pieces of data in the child table. 1..n: One piece of data in the parent table corresponds to at least one piece of data in the child table.
   *Parent Table	Name of the parent table in the relationship
   *Parent Table Field	Name of a field in the parent table in the relationship. The field must be a primary key of the parent table and mapped to the foreign key of the child table.
   Role Name	Name of a custom role that identifies the relationship. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: ()-_

6. Enter the names of the associated tables and fields in the Associated Rules sheet.

   The table below describes the parameters in the Associated Rules sheet.

   Table 4 Parameters in the Associated Rules sheet

   Parameter	Description
   *Table Name	Name of the table. It cannot start with digits. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: _${}
   *Field Name	The code of the field in the table. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and underscores (_) are allowed.
   Rule Name	Enter an existing rule name. In the upper left corner of the DataArts Studio console, select DataArts Quality from the drop-down list box. Then, you can view the existing rule names on the Rule Templates page.
   Alarm Triggering Condition	An alarm condition expression consists of alarm parameters and logical operators. When a quality job is running, the system calculates the result of the alarm condition expression and determines whether to trigger the alarm based on the result of the expression. If the expression result is true, the alarm will be triggered. Otherwise, no quality alarm will be triggered. In the alarm condition expression, alarm parameters are represented by variables such as ${1}, ${2}, and ${3}. The variable name indicates the alarm parameter of the specified quality rule. The variable $1 indicates the first alarm parameter, $2 indicates the second alarm parameter, and so on. In the upper left corner of the DataArts Studio console, select DataArts Quality from the drop-down list box. Access the Rule Templates page and view the alarm parameters supported by the data quality rule in the Result Description column. Example: ${1} > 100
   Expression	An expression must be configured when Rule Name is set to Expression or Validity Verification.

7. View the result on the Last Import tab page. If the import is successful, click Close. If the import fails, you can view the failure cause, correct the template file, and upload it again.
   Figure 2 Last Import tab page
   
   

   • If the standard code associated with the imported logical entity does not exist or is not published, the system displays an error and the code name. In this case, change the code and try again.
   • If the data to be imported does not exist, an error message in the format of Table name:Field name is displayed in the Remarks column on the Last Import tab page.

Importing a Table to a Physical Model

1. On the DataArts Architecture page, choose Models > ER Modeling in the left navigation pane.
2. In the ER model tree, select a physical model, expand it, and select a target. Then, choose More > Import.
3. In the dialog box displayed, click ER Modeling Template.
   Figure 3 Import Table dialog box
   

   Table 5 Parameters for importing a table

   Parameter	Description
   Update Table	Whether to update the existing table if the table to be imported already exists in the ER model. The system determines whether the table to import exists in the ER model based on the table code. The import operation can be used to create a table or update an existing table. It does not delete a table. The options are as follows: No: If you select this option, the existing tables will not be updated. Yes: If you select this option, the existing tables will be updated. If a table is in the Published state, you must publish the table again after updating it so that the updated table can take effect.
   Upload File	Select the file to import. You can use either of the following methods to obtain the file to import: Downloading the ER modeling template and fill in the template In the Import Table dialog box, click ER Modeling Template to download the template, fill in the template, and save the settings. Exporting tables to files You can export the lookup tables created in DataArts Architecture of a DataArts Studio instance to an Excel file. Then, import the Excel file. See Exporting a Table or DDL for details.

4. Open the downloaded template, set the parameters in the template, and save the template. The Description sheet in the template is for reference only.

   Parameters whose names start with an asterisk (*) are mandatory, and other parameters are optional.

   The table below describes the parameters in the Tables sheet.

   Table 6 Parameters in the Tables sheet

   Parameter	Description (Importing DLI/POSTGRESQL/DWS/MRS Hive Tables)
   Subject	Enter the encoding paths of existing subjects, which are separated by slashes (/). If no subject is available, create one. For details, see Designing Subjects.
   *Logical Entity Name	It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: ()-_
   *Table Name	Name of the table. Table codes cannot start with numbers. Only letters, numbers, and the following special characters are allowed: _${}
   Table Alias	Alias of a table. This parameter is displayed when you have enabled Table Alias on the Configuration Center page.
   Table Tags	Tags to be added to the table. Enter an existing or a new tag. You can add a tag on the Tags page of DataArts Catalog and go back to this page to select the tag. For details on how to add a tag, see Tags.
   *Table Description	A description of the table.
   Asset Owner	Enter the username for entering the current workspace. Only the workspace admin, developer, or O&M personnel can be set as the designer.
   Data Connection Type	The following connection types are supported: DWS, DLI, POSTGRESQL, and MRS Hive.
   *Table Type	DLI models support the following table types: DLI_MANAGED: Data is stored in a DLI table. DLI_EXTERNAL: Data is stored in an OBS table. When Table Type is set to DLI_EXTERNAL, you must set OBS Path. DLI_VIEW is available for import only. DWS models support the following table types: DWS_ROW: row type DWS_COLUMN: column type DWS_VIEW: view type This parameter is unavailable for the tables created in MRS Hive models.
   OBS Path	Enter an OBS path for storing the source data associated with the table if Table Type is set to DLI_EXTERNAL. The OBS path format is bucket_name/filepath.
   Data Format	This parameter is available only for tables created in DLI models. If the table type is DLI_MANAGED, the options of the data format are Parquet and Carbon. If the table type is DLI_EXTERNAL, the options of the data format are Parquet, Carbon, CSV, ORC, JSON, and Avro.
   Data Connection	Enter the name of a created data connection.
   Database	Enter the name of a created database.
   Connection Extra	If Data Connection Type is DLI, enter a DLI queue name. If Data Connection Type is DWS or POSTGRESQL, enter a schema name.
   DWS DISTRIBUTE BY	This field is required only for DWS data connections. The HASH (attribute name) and REPLICATION modes are supported.
   HUDI PreCombineField	Version field. This field is mandatory only for the Hudi table.
   *Field Name	The name of a field in the table. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: ()-_
   *Field Code	The code of the field in the table. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and underscores (_) are allowed.
   Field Alias	Alias of a field. This parameter is displayed when you have enabled Field Alias on the Configuration Center page.
   Field Ordinal	Sequence number of the field in the table. The value starts from 1. This parameter is optional. If this parameter is left blank, fields are sorted in the sequence in the template by default.
   Field Description	A description of the field.
   *Field Data Type	The supported data types vary depending on the data connection types. For details, see Field Types.
   Field Data Length	For a variable-length data type, specify the data length if a data connection type supports the data length. For example, for the DWS data connection type, if the field type is CHAR(10), set Field Data Type to CHAR and Field Data Length to 10.
   Partition	The value Y indicates that the field is a partition field, and the value N indicates that the field is not a partition field.
   Primary Key	The value Y indicates that the field is a primary key, and the value N indicates that the field is not a primary key.
   Not Null	The value Y indicates that the field is not empty, and the value N indicates that the field can be empty.
   Associate Data Standard	The code of the data standard to be associated. This field can be left blank. If no data standard is available, create one. For details, see Creating Data Standards.
   Field Tags	Tags to add to the field. Enter an existing tag or a new tag.. You can add a tag on the Tags page of DataArts Catalog and go back to this page to select the tag. For details on how to add a tag, see Tags.
   configs	Additional table configuration details stored in JSON format. The format is as follows: { "option_name1": "value", "option_name2": "value" ...... } Example: { "a1": "100", "a2": "30" }
   Version	This parameter is optional.
   configs	Enter the name and value of the custom item in Advanced Settings.

5. The table below describes the parameters in the Relations sheet.

   Table 7 Parameters in the Relations sheet

   Parameter	Description
   Relation Name	Name of the relation. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: ()-_
   *Child Table	Name of the child table in the relationship
   Child Table Database	Name of the database to which the child table in the relationship belongs.
   *Child Table Field	Name of a field in the child table in the relationship. The field must be a foreign key of the child table and mapped to the primary key of the parent table.
   *Child to Parent	Mapping of a child table to a parent table. The following values are available: 1: Each piece of data in the child table corresponds to only one piece of data in the parent table. 0,1: Each piece of data in the child table corresponds to at most one piece of data in the parent table. 0..n: One piece of data in the child table corresponds to multiple pieces of data in the parent table. 1..n: Each piece of data in the child table corresponds to at least one piece of data in the parent table.
   *Parent to Child	Mapping of a parent table to a child table. The following values are available: 1: Each piece of data in the parent table corresponds to only one piece of data in the child table. 0,1: Each piece of data in the parent table corresponds to at most one piece of data in the child table. 0..n: One piece of data in the parent table corresponds to multiple pieces of data in the child table. 1..n: One piece of data in the parent table corresponds to at least one piece of data in the child table.
   *Parent Table	Name of the parent table in the relationship
   Parent Table Database	Name of the database to which the parent table in the relationship belongs.
   *Parent Table Field	Name of a field in the parent table in the relationship. The field must be a primary key of the parent table and mapped to the foreign key of the child table.
   Role Name	Name of a custom role that identifies the relationship. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: ()-_

6. Enter the names of the associated tables and fields in the Associated Rules sheet.

   The table below describes the parameters in the Associated Rules sheet.

   Table 8 Parameters in the Associated Rules sheet

   Parameter	Description
   *Table Name	Name of the table. It cannot start with digits. Only letters, digits, and the following special characters are allowed: _${}
   *Field Name	The code of the field in the table. It must start with letters. Only letters, digits, and underscores (_) are allowed.
   Rule Name	Enter an existing rule name. In the upper left corner of the DataArts Studio console, select DataArts Quality from the drop-down list box. Then, you can view the existing rule names on the Rule Templates page.
   Alarm Triggering Condition	An alarm condition expression consists of alarm parameters and logical operators. When a quality job is running, the system calculates the result of the alarm condition expression and determines whether to trigger the alarm based on the result of the expression. If the expression result is true, the alarm will be triggered. Otherwise, no quality alarm will be triggered. In the alarm condition expression, alarm parameters are represented by variables such as ${1}, ${2}, and ${3}. The variable name indicates the alarm parameter of the specified quality rule. The variable $1 indicates the first alarm parameter, $2 indicates the second alarm parameter, and so on. In the upper left corner of the DataArts Studio console, select DataArts Quality from the drop-down list box. Access the Rule Templates page and view the alarm parameters supported by the data quality rule in the Result Description column. Example: ${1} > 100
   Expression	An expression must be configured when Rule Name is set to Expression or Validity Verification.

7. View the import result on the Last Import tab page. If the import is successful, click Close. If the import fails, you can view the failure cause, correct the template file, and upload it again.
   

   • If the standard code associated with the imported logical entity does not exist or is not published, the system displays an error and the code name. In this case, change the code and try again.
   • If the data to be imported does not exist, an error message in the format of Table name:Field name is displayed in the Remarks column on the Last Import tab page.

Exporting a Table or DDL

1. On the DataArts Architecture page, choose Models > ER Modeling in the left navigation pane.
2. On the model overview page, click the card of the target logical model, select an object in the subject directory, and choose More > Export.
   Figure 4 Exporting a table or DDL
   

3. In the dialog box displayed, select the objects to export.
   The exported Excel file can be imported.

   Figure 5 Exporting a table
   

   When a DDL is exported, the DDL statements of the selected table are exported to TXT files.

   Figure 6 Exporting a DDL
   

4. Click OK.

Importing/Exporting Dimensions

• Importing dimensions

  You can import dimensions to the system quickly.

  1. Above the dimension list, choose More > Import.
     Figure 7 Import Table dialog box
     
  2. Download the dimension template, and edit and save it.
  3. Choose whether to update existing data.
     

     If a code in the template already exists in the system, the data is considered duplicate.

     • No: If the data to be imported already exists in the system, the existing data in the system will not be replaced.
     • Yes: If the data to be imported already exists in the system:
       • If the existing data in the system is in draft state, the data will be replaced and new draft data will be generated.
       • If the existing data in the system is in published state, expanded data will be generated.
  4. Click Select File and select the edited template to import.
  5. Click Upload. When the template is uploaded, the Last Import page is displayed. You can view the imported data.
  6. Click Close.
  

  If the standard code associated with the imported logical entity does not exist or is not published, the system displays an error and the code name. In this case, change the code and try again.

• Exporting dimensions

  You can export dimensions to a local file.

  Above the dimension list, choose More > Export.

Importing/Exporting Fact Tables

• Importing fact tables

  You can import fact tables to the system quickly.

  1. Above the fact table list, choose More > Import.
     Figure 8 Import Table dialog box
     
  2. Download the fact table template, and edit and save it.
  3. Choose whether to update existing data.
     

     If a code in the template already exists in the system, the data is considered duplicate.

     • No: If the data to be imported already exists in the system, the existing data in the system will not be replaced.
     • Yes: If the data to be imported already exists in the system:
       • If the existing data in the system is in draft state, the data will be replaced and new draft data will be generated.
       • If the existing data in the system is in published state, expanded data will be generated.
  4. Click Select File and select the edited template to import.
  5. Click Upload. When the template is uploaded, the Last Import page is displayed. You can view the imported data.
  6. Click Close.
  

  If the standard code associated with the imported logical entity does not exist or is not published, the system displays an error and the code name. In this case, change the code and try again.

• Exporting fact tables

  You can export fact tables to a local file.

  Above the fact table list, choose More > Export.