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Configuring controlled vocabularies in Amazon FinSpace - Amazon FinSpace

Configuring controlled vocabularies in Amazon FinSpace

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Controlled Vocabularies are enumeration lists of attributes to describe datasets.

Note

In order to create and manage controlled vocabularies, you must be a superuser or a member of a group with necessary permissions - Manage Categories and Controlled Vocabularies.

List all controlled vocabularies

To list all controlled vocabularies
  1. Sign in to the FinSpace web application. For more information, see Signing in to the Amazon FinSpace web application.

  2. On the left navigation bar of the home page, choose Manage Data.

  3. On the Manage Data page, choose Manage Controlled Vocabularies. All the available controlled vocabularies are listed in a table from where you can edit or duplicate them.

Create controlled vocabularies

To create controlled vocabularies
  1. Sign in to the FinSpace web application. For more information, see Signing in to the Amazon FinSpace web application.

  2. On the left navigation bar of the home page, choose Manage Data.

  3. On the Manage Data page, choose Manage Controlled Vocabularies.

  4. On the Controlled Vocabularies page, choose Create Controlled Vocabulary.

  5. Enter a name for the controlled vocabulary. For example, US States.

  6. Choose Add Field to add different values for your controlled vocabulary. For example, you can add Arizona, Alaska etc. as the field names for the controlled vocabulary US States.

  7. Choose Save.

Edit controlled vocabularies

To edit controlled vocabularies
  1. Sign in to the FinSpace web application. For more information, see Signing in to the Amazon FinSpace web application.

  2. On the left navigation bar of the home page, choose Manage Data.

  3. On the Manage Data page, choose Manage Controlled Vocabularies.

  4. On the Controlled Vocabularies page, select a controlled vocabulary to edit.

  5. Choose Edit.

  6. In the Edit Controlled Vocabulary section, make the required changes.

  7. Choose Save.

Delete controlled vocabularies

To delete controlled vocabularies
  1. Sign in to the FinSpace web application. For more information, see Signing in to the Amazon FinSpace web application.

  2. On the left navigation bar of the home page, choose Manage Data.

  3. On the Manage Data page, choose Manage Controlled Vocabularies.

  4. From the list of controlled vocabularies, select the one that you want to delete.

  5. Choose Edit and then choose Delete.

  6. On the dialog box that appears, choose Remove to confirm deletion.

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