Terms and abbreviations used in Data Content Management application and this Wiki.
| Term / Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| Audit | See "DCM Audit". |
| Available Class | Classes defined to available in Blueprint Designer. ServiceNow instances has lot of system tables and other data that will never be used on blueprints. Available classes define which classes can be used on blueprints. DCM Admin can change and create new available classes definitions. See Available Classes configuration |
| Blueprint | Visual representation of a data model including classes and their links to each other. DCM blueprints use a UML-like syntax to define how classes should be connected each other including multiplicity definitions for links. |
| Blueprint container | Represent a class used (ServiceNow tables) in the blueprint. |
| Blueprint container conditions | |
| Blueprint Designer | Blueprint Designer is a visual data modelling tool that information architects or system admins can use to create and maintain data model blueprints on ServiceNow. |
| Blueprint library | See "Library" |
| Blueprint links | Links are connections between classes. Two types of links are available:
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| Blueprint status | Blueprints have a lifecycle which is indicated by a status value. Each blueprint can have up to one published version and multiple other versions in different states of the lifecycle. See more about Blueprint lifecycle. |
| Blueprint template | Blueprint templates are model blueprints that can be used to create new blueprints. Templates can not be used to plan data. Templates are available in the Blueprint library and when creating new blueprints. |
| Blueprint version | DCM application takes care of blueprint versioning and one blueprint can have multiple versions defined. Each blueprint can have only one Published version at a time. |
| Class | Classes can be either existing tables in the ServiceNow instance or Desired classes, meaning planned, not existing tables in the blueprint. |
| Content set / Data content set | |
| Data Content Planner | Graphical tool for data analysts to manage data content by making use of blueprints. The selected blueprint guides the user through the content creation process. |
| Data Population Wizard | An automated functionality to preview and validate data changes and update them to ServiceNow production tables safely. |
| DCM | Data Content Manager |
| DCM Audit | A functionality which compares the current data content against the blueprint's rules & conditions, and reports any deviations. |
| DCM Safety Zone | All blueprints and data content sets are planned in the isolated staging area called DCM Safety Zone, without of any risk of harm for business critical production data. |
| Deprecated blueprint | |
| Desired Class | |
| Desired Links | |
Desired Record | |
| Field plan | |
| Field planner | |
| Field content | |
| Library | Library is a place to store and manage your local blueprints, blueprint templates and data content sets. |
| Published blueprint | |
| Record | |