The Category Object
This item maps to the Category
object in the FlexNet Manager Suite
compliance database.
Database interaction
If an incoming Category
is not matched by an existing record in the compliance database, a new record is created there.
If an incoming Category
matches an existing record in the compliance database,
details are updated (as allowed for individual properties
described below).
Behavior in the Business Adapter Studio
When you create new objects in the Business Adapter Studio, the
Category
appears in the
Enterprise Groups
group in the right-click context
menu.
Within the Business Adapter Studio, the default name suggested for the
Output
attribute of this Category
object is Category_ID
.
Properties
The Category
object exposes the following properties in the data model for
the Business Importer and the Business Adapter Studio.
Property |
Details |
---|---|
Address - City
|
Type:
Maps to |
Address - Country
|
Type:
Maps to |
Address - State
|
Type:
Maps to |
Address - Street
|
Type:
Maps to |
Address - Zip
|
Type:
Maps to |
Business Phone Number
|
Type:
Maps to |
Description
|
Type:
Maps to |
Email Address
|
Type:
Maps to |
Fax Number
|
Type:
Maps to |
ID
|
Type:
For the Maps to It is used (perhaps in conjunction with other properties)
as a key for matching existing records there.
In the Business Adapter Studio, SQL-like expressions
for pattern matching (contained in the An exception is the case when the incoming
However, updates to the stored value of
|
Name
|
Type:
Individual groups in the
path through the enterprise group hierarchy are separated
with the Maps to It is used (perhaps in conjunction with other properties) as a key for matching existing records there. However, updates to the stored value of
|
Data model version 13.2
FlexNet Manager Suite (On-Premises)
2023 R2