Blueprints

Blueprints
provide information and outline how you plan to use the data. You can create as many blueprints as needed. Each blueprint can be used in one or more schematics to define the criteria for the type of data and the field definitions.
Use
Blueprints
to define the following:
  • Outgoing data usage -
    Field names and data types are user-defined.
  • Validation and Enrichment -
    Based on the
    Blueprint Type
    and the
    Data Type
    there are validations and enrichment that you can apply to the data when it is uploaded.
All the
Blueprints
are displayed in a grid with fixed columns.
Column
Description
Actions
Edit
lets you edit the name and the field names of the Blueprint.
Clone
lets you duplicate an existing Blueprint and optionally modify it to create a new Blueprint.
Selecting
Hide
and
Unhide
lets you hide or unhide a Blueprint. These are only displayed when the
Show/Hide
permission is provided in the User settings of Administration.
Available
Displays
No
or
Yes
if the
Blueprint
is hidden or unhidden.
Blueprint Name
Displays the name of the
Blueprint
. This is a hyperlink and when selected the user is brought to the
Blueprint details
screen.
Blueprint Type
There are 3 Blueprint types:
  • Trial Balance
  • Generic
  • Apportionment
Adding a Blueprint
  1. Select
    Configuration
    in the
    Data Hub
    menu.
  2. Select
    Blueprint Data Model
    .
  3. Select
    Add Blueprint
    .
  4. Enter a name for the
    Blueprint
    .
  5. Select a
    Blueprint Type
    from the dropdown.
  6. Select
    Add New Field
    , if suitable.
  7. Enter the
    Field Name
    .
  8. Select
    Required
    if suitable. If a field name is marked as
    Required
    , it indicates that the
    Schematic
    configured from this Blueprint must have a column assigned to this field.
  9. Select the
    Data Type
    from the dropdown.
    Text
    ,
    Numeric
    ,
    Date
    ,
    Currency
    are the values that are offered.
  10. Select
    Classification
    from the dropdown. Selecting a
    Classification
    for a field helps identify this data as a recognized value for validation and/or for integration with other products.
  11. Select
    Save
    .
Manage access
You can now give either
Public
access or
Restricted
access to specific users to a Blueprint. The default option is
Public
.
View Restricted users –
A grid displays a list of users assigned access to the Blueprint, including the following details:
Actions –
The
Delete
icon is displayed, selecting it lets you remove the user's access.
Login Name –
The
ONESOURCE User ID
is displayed.
Full Name –
The user's full name from their ONESOURCE profile is displayed.
Assign Restricted users
Specific users can be assigned to the Blueprint by following these steps:
  1. Select
    Restricted
    .
  2. Select
    Add Users
    to give access to only specific users.
  3. In the modal window, under
    All Items
    , select from the provided list of users or search for a specific user.
  4. Once the users are selected, view this list in the modal window under
    Selected Items
    .
This specific
Blueprint
permission determines which users can perform cascading blueprint-related operations on the corresponding
Schematic
or
Collection
, including the following:
  • Create, View, Edit, Hide, or Unhide Schematic.
  • Process with Schematic.
  • Download, Delete, Edit, Compare, Refresh, or Revalidate Topic of the Schematic.
  • Create, View, Edit, Compare, Hide, or Unhide Collection.
Even if users have
View
,
Edit
, or
Delete
permissions for a
Schematic
and/or
Collection
in
Administration
, they can't proceed unless the corresponding Blueprint access is set to
Public
or specifically granted to them.