Master Data Management

Update Control Table Data

A control table is used to store data to be used as the basis when MDM builds a Data Control View (DCV) or a Page Control View (PCV).

Once a Designer has created the control table for a particular scenario > role > task combination that table is used for all roles and scenarios that have the same task. That table is created and stored in the Content WebApp’s database.

A Designer can also update control table data for all pages in a task.

NOTE: If Navigation tasks are enabled, only tables for top-level pages are updated.

If column configuration is updated on the Scenario Role Task Column page after the objects have been created, a Designer can update the data used by the control views. In this case, the tables and views remain as they are and the data in the table for this one particular scenario and role are updated.

Refer to Create Tables and Views for Content WebApp Pages Overview for general information.

To update data in a control table:

  1. Click Master Data Management > Design in the Navigation pane.
  2. Click the Scenarios icon for a category.
  3. Click the Roles icon for a scenario.
  4. Click the Tasks icon for a role.
  5. Click the Pages icon for a scenario > role > task combination.

  6. Select one or more page records, and then click the Update Control Data icon in the Page toolbar.

    NOTE: If columns are added to or removed from the content page, the column list must be refreshed to capture the column additions or subtractions. The control table must then be rebuilt with the new set of columns.

  7. Click the Refresh Page List icon in the Page toolbar, which updates the list of pages that have been added or deleted as a result of the control table updates.

To update the column list and rebuild the control table:

  1. Click Design in the Navigation pane.
  2. Click the Scenarios icon for a category.
  3. Click the Roles icon for a scenario.
  4. Click the Tasks icon for a role.
  5. Click the Columns icon for a scenario > role > task combination.
  6. Click the Update Column List icon in the Page toolbar.
  7. Click the Pages icon on the Scenario Role Task page.
  8. Click the Create Control Table icon in the Page toolbar.

To update data in all control tables for all pages for a task:

  1. Click Master Data Management > Design in the Navigation pane.
  2. Click the Scenarios icon for a category.
  3. Click the Roles icon for a scenario.
  4. Click the Tasks icon for a role.

  5. Select one task and click the Update Control Data icon in the Page toolbar.

    NOTE: If columns are added to or removed from the content page, the column list must be refreshed to capture the column additions or subtractions. The control table must then be rebuilt with the new set of columns.

  6. Click the Refresh Page List icon in the Page toolbar, which updates the list of pages that have been added or deleted as a result of the control table updates.