CSV file format reference

Table Metadata CSV

A CSV file to import Table Metadata must have following fields in its header line (the 1st line).

Field Name Value Required?
DATABASE_NAME Database Name Requried
SCHEMA_NAME Schema Name Required
TABLE_NAME Table Name Required
TABLE_NAME_NLS Table Name (in NLS)  
TABLE_COMMENT Table Comment  
TAGS Tags (Comma separated)  
TABLE_OWNER Owner  

Table comment can be written in the Markdown format.

DATABASE_NAME,SCHEMA_NAME,TABLE_NAME,TABLE_NAME_NLS,TABLE_COMMENT,TAGS,TABLE_OWNER
ORCL,SCOTT,CUSTOMER,Customer Master,,,
ORCL,SCOTT,LINEITEM,Order Detail,,"TAG1,TAG2",
ORCL,SCOTT,NATION,Country Master,,,
ORCL,SCOTT,ORDERS,Order Transaction,,TAG1,
ORCL,SCOTT,PART,Item Master,,,
ORCL,SCOTT,PARTSUPP,Item-Supplier Bridge Table,,TAG2,
ORCL,SCOTT,REGION,Region Master,,,
ORCL,SCOTT,SUPPLIER,Supplier Master,,TAG2,

Column Metadata CSV

A CSV file to import Column Metadata must have following fields in its header line (the 1st line).

Field Name Value Required?
DATABASE_NAME Database Name Required
SCHEMA_NAME Schema Name Required
TABLE_NAME Table Name Required
COLUMN_NAME Column Name Required
COLUMN_NAME_NLS Column Name (in NLS)  
COLUMN_COMMENT Column Comment  
FK Foreign Key References  

Column comment can be written in the Markdown format.

DATABASE_NAME,SCHEMA_NAME,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,COLUMN_NAME_NLS,COLUMN_COMMENT,FK
ORCL,SCOTT,CUSTOMER,C_CUSTKEY,Customer ID,,
ORCL,SCOTT,CUSTOMER,C_NAME,Customer Name,,
ORCL,SCOTT,CUSTOMER,C_ADDRESS,Customer Address,,
ORCL,SCOTT,CUSTOMER,C_NATIONKEY,Country Code,,NATION.N_NATIONKEY
ORCL,SCOTT,CUSTOMER,C_PHONE,Phone Number,,
ORCL,SCOTT,CUSTOMER,C_ACCTBAL,Account Balance,,
ORCL,SCOTT,CUSTOMER,C_MKTSEGMENT,Market Segment,,
ORCL,SCOTT,CUSTOMER,C_COMMENT,Comment on this Customer,,

Schema Comment CSV

A CSV file to import Schema Comment must have following fields in its header line (the 1st line).

Field Name Value Required?
DATABASE_NAME Database Name Required
SCHEMA_NAME Schema Name Required
SCHEMA_DESCRIPTION Short Schema Description Required
SCHEMA_COMMENT Schema Comment Required

Schema comment can be written in the Markdown format.

DATABASE_NAME,SCHEMA_NAME,SCHEMA_DESCRIPTION,SCHEMA_COMMENT
ORCL,SCOTT,Schema for FOO BAR,This is SCOTT schema.

Tag Comment CSV

A CSV file to import Tag Comment must have following fields in its header line (the 1st line).

Field Name Value Required?
TAG_NAME Tag Name Required
TAG_DESCRIPTION Short Tag Description Required
TAG_COMMENT Tag Comment Required

Tag comment can be written in the Markdown format.

TAG_NAME,TAG_DESCRIPTION,TAG_COMMENT
TAG1,Data Set AAA,This a comment on TAG1.

Data Mapping CSV

If you want to know more about the concept and the details of Data Mapping, please refer:

A CSV file to import Data Mapping must have following fields in its header line (the 1st line).

Field Name Value Required?
CHANGE_DATE Changed Date Required
DATABASE_NAME Target Database Name Required
SCHEMA_NAME Target Schema Name Required
TABLE_NAME Target Table Name Required
COLUMN_NAME Target Column Name  
DATA_TYPE Data Type  
PK Is the column a primary key?  
NULLABLE Is the column nullable?  
SOURCE_DATABASE_NAME Source Database Name  
SOURCE_SCHEMA_NAME Source Schema Name  
SOURCE_TABLE_NAME Source Table Name  
SOURCE_COLUMN_NAME Source Column Name  
TRANSFORMATION_CATEGORY Transformation Category  
TRANSFORMATION_ROLE Transformation Rule  
UPDATED_BY Updated by  

CR/LF and white space in the TRANSFORMATION_ROLE field will be converted to <br/> and &nbsp; in HTML.

CHANGE_DATE,DATABASE_NAME,SCHEMA_NAME,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,DATA_TYPE,PK,NULLABLE,SOURCE_DATABASE_NAME,RECORD_ID,SOURCE_SCHEMA_NAME,SOURCE_TABLE_NAME,SOURCE_COLUMN_NAME,TRANSFORMATION_CATEGORY,TRANSFORMATION_ROLE,UPDATED_BY
2016-12-03,ORCL,SCOTT,ORDERS,O_ORDERDATE,DATE,,,ORCL,AAA01(Application),DWH_AAA,APPLICATION,APP_DT,,TO_CHAR('YYYYMMDD'),snaga
2016-12-03,ORCL,SCOTT,ORDERS,O_ORDERDATE,DATE,,,ORCL,BBB01(Reservation),DWH_BBB,RESERVE,REGIST_DATE,Direct,,snaga
2016-12-03,ORCL,SCOTT,ORDERS,O_ORDERDATE,DATE,,,ORCL,BBB02(Cancel),DWH_BBB,RESERVE,CANCEL_DATE,Direct,,snaga

Business Glossary CSV

A CSV file to import Business Glossary must have following fields in its header line (the 1st line).

Field Name Value Required?
TERM Business term Required
DESCRIPTION_SHORT Short description Required
DESCRIPTION_LONG Long description Required
OWNER Owner Required
CATEGORIES Category (Camma separated)  
SYNONYMS Synonyms (Camma separated)  
RELATED_TERMS Related terms (Camma separated)  
RELATED_ASSETS Related tables (Camma separated)  
TERM,DESCRIPTION_SHORT,DESCRIPTION_LONG,OWNER,CATEGORIES,SYNONYMS,RELATED_TERMS,RELATED_ASSETS
Customer,Customer (Short description),"# Definition of the Customer (Detailed description)

* Customer
* Supplier
* Account

This field can be written in Markdown.",snaga,Category1,"Customer","Account,Supplier","SCOTT.CUSTOMER,SCOTT.COMPANY, SUPPLIER"

Data Validation Rule CSV

A CSV file to import Validation Rules must have following fields in its header line (the 1st line).

Field Name Value Required?
DATABASE_NAME Database Name Required
SCHEMA_NAME Schema Name Required
TABLE_NAME Table Name Required
COLUMN_NAME Column Name Required
DESCRIPTION Description Required
RULE Rule Name Required
PARAM 1st parameter  
PARAM2 2nd parameter  

See “Data Validation Rules reference” for more information about Data Validation Rule CSV.