Using the Data Dictionary

You use the Data Dictionary to do the following:

• To determine what a field means that you see in a data view definition.
• To see what fields are available to add to a view, or to use in rules, or to export in an integration template, and more.
• To view the list of options for an associated typekey field.

You navigate the dictionary like a web site, with links leading you to associated pages. You can use the Back and Forward controls of your browser to take you to previously visited pages. Within the Data Dictionary, you have the option to navigate to three Data Entities views or the Typelists view.

If you click on one of the Data Entities views, PolicyCenter displays a left-side pane listing entities in PolicyCenter. Then, on the right-side, PolicyCenter displays a pane that shows the details of the selected item in the left-side pane.

If you click on the Typelists view, PolicyCenter displays a left-side pane listing all of the typelists in PolicyCenter. Then, on the right-side, PolicyCenter displays a pane that shows the typecodes for the selected typelist in the left-side pane.

Within the details of an object, you can follow links to related objects or view the allowed values for a typelist.