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Don’t want to do this all manually?Cord Computer can do this for you. For an explanation of object types, properties, and identifiers, see Ontology overview.

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Create an object type

  1. Open Ontologies and select your project’s ontology. If you need one, select New ontology, enter a name, and select Create ontology.
  2. Open Cord Computer. Select Build mode from the / menu, or click the magnifying glass beside the microphone. The icon changes to a hammer when Build mode is active.
  3. Describe the object type, its properties, and which fields identify and name each record. Reference an existing feed or pipeline output if you want Cord to inspect its fields first.
For example:
Propose a Capacity Buyer object type with Buyer ID, Buyer name, and Segment as text properties. Use Buyer ID as the unique identifier and Buyer name as the title. Show me the schema changes for review before applying them.
  1. Review the proposed names, property types, identifier, and title. Ask Cord to adjust anything that does not match your data, then approve the changes.
  2. Open Schema in Ontologies to check the new type. Then configure a writer to populate its records.

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Add a property

  1. Open Ontology writers, choose List, and select the object type.
  2. Select New operation → Add property. Enter a Property name and Type, then select Review property.
  3. Check Current and Proposed, then select Apply reviewed changes.
  4. To populate the property from a pipeline, add it to the writer’s mapping, save, and review a new dry run before applying.
You can also ask Cord Computer to extend an existing type. Name the type and the change you want, then review the proposal before applying it.

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Connect object types

  1. Ask Cord Computer to propose a relationship between two object types and the fields used to match records, such as Buyer ID on Demand Opportunity and Capacity Buyer.
  2. Review the proposal, then ask Cord to create the relationship and link matching records.
  3. Check the result in Schema graph and a record’s Links tab.