BimlFlex Reference Documentation

The BimlFlex Application allows for easy-to-use management of the design metadata. This is complemented by the BimlFlex Excel Add-in. In both cases, the metadata is persisted in the BimlFlex metadata database.

A metadata model describes what will be used to store the metadata that is subsequently authored by end users. It can be thought of as a database schema and provides the ability to create a general purpose Entity/Relationship model. Below is an outline of the properties and relationships for each entity type.

Overview

BimlFlex Entity	Description
Batches	Batches organise the data logistics workload. They are used by Projects to manage the order of execution, and a Project must be associated to a Batch.
Columns	The Columns screen allows for managing the individual components for an Object, for example the attributes of a database table. Columns define the detailed information to transform and map data from source to target.
Configurations	Configurations are custom attributes which can be used to drive the behaviour of BimlFlex, and the output it generates.
Connections	Connections provide the information required to connect to data sources.
Customers	Customers are top-level groupings of metadata and models, and allow for a flexible way to configure functional areas for a data solution.
DataTypeMappings	Data Type Mappings provide the ability to automatically map Data Types from a source system to a more standardized data type.
Objects	Objects in BimlFlex are the data stores that can be used as source or target for data logistics.
Parameters	Parameters are customizable values that can be set throughout the solution.
Projects	Connections define the data logistics workload. They specify the primary orchestration engine (e.g. ADF) and the Connections for the involved the sources and targets.
Versions	Versions support management of changes in metadata over time.