The dictionary objects in detail

The Dictionary's 4 object types (source, container, structure, field) across databases, filestores, NoSQL sources, and tag bases.

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The dictionary module consists of 4 hierarchical types of objects: sources, containers, structures and fields.

These objects are divided into 4 main categories of sources.

What makes up a database source?

  • Database (source): corresponds to structured (relational) data sources.
  • Model (container): abstractly describes how the data is represented in a database.
  • Table (structure): a set of data organized represented by columns.
  • View (structure): synthesis of a query request for the database. It can be seen as a virtual table, defined by a query.
  • Columns (field): correspond to categories of information in a table.

What makes up a filestore source?

  • FileStore (source): corresponds to data sources organized into files.
  • Directory (container): (or folder) is a list of file descriptions.
  • File (structure): corresponds to a physical file on the disk or file system.
  • Document (structure): corresponds to a physical or logical file, such as in an elastic search for example.
  • Substructure (structure): allows the representation of complex hierarchical structures.
  • Fields (field): basic information of a database, a file, and more generally of a computer resource.

What makes up a NoSQL source?

  • NoSQL (source): corresponds to the type of data source to use for your hybrid sources.
  • Directory (container): (or folder) is a list of file descriptions.
  • Model (container): abstractly describes how the data is represented in a database.
  • Table (structure): a set of data organized represented by columns.
  • File (structure): corresponds to a physical file on the disk or file system.
  • Document (structure): corresponds to a physical or logical file, such as in an elastic search for example.
  • View (structure): synthesis of a query request for the database. It can be seen as a virtual table, defined by a query.
  • Substructure (structure): allows the representation of complex hierarchical structures.
  • Columns (field): correspond to categories of information in a table.
  • Fields (field): basic information of a database, a file, and more generally of a computer resource.

What makes up a tag base source?

  • Tag Base (source): corresponds to data sources in the IoT world.
  • Equipment (container): any connected equipment that can report information.
  • Tag (structure): describes a characteristic of the object and allows an easy grouping of information containing the same keywords.
  • Fields (field): basic information of a database, a file, and more generally of a computer resource.
Screenshot: a diagram showing the Tag base category's object hierarchy. (Re-add this image here — the original Freshdesk link expires after a few days.)

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